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Picking out new books to read for January Eight-year-old twins Paul and Gabriella George of Leamington were picking out some new reading matierial at the Leamington Branch Essex County Library on Monday, Jan. 6 after their first day back to school following the holiday break. The Georges are regulars at the local branch, exchanging reading materials about twice a month. The twins are Grade 3 students at Ecole St. Michel. The library reopened at its John Street location last year after a 10-month renovation of the building. (Southpoint Sun Photo)
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LEAMINGTON – Point Pelee National park’s white-tailed deer population to Park will be closed to visitors January 9-24 grow to three to four times higher than when Parks Canada and the Caldwell First what can be sustained. Nation will be conducting a deer reduction Population reduction is reserved for activity. situations of absolute necessity and Parks Canada is responsible for maintainParks Canada has been collaborating and restoring ecological integrity in naing with the Caldwell First Nation for tional parks. High populations (hyperabuna number of years to actively manage dant) of white-tailed deer are a serious threat the deer population to protect the park’s to forest and savannah health at Point Pelee sensitive ecosystems. National Park. The deer reduction activity is part of Through over-browsing, the deer in the a larger, ongoing initiative to improve park are consuming and damaging native the health of Point Pelee National Park, plants faster than they can regenerate, threatincluding planting native Carolinian ening the health of the Carolinian Forest, species and removing invasive plants. which is home to a number of species at risk Throughout Canada, protected areas such as the Red Mulberry Tree, Red-Headed Point Pelee National Park will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 9 like Point Pelee National Park have an until Friday, Jan. 24 to reduce the deer herd inside the park. Woodpecker, and Eastern Foxsnake. important role to play in helping protect (Southpoint Sun photo) Deer are also jeopardizing efforts to restore and restore healthy, resilient ecosysthe Lake Erie Sandspit Savannah, a globally tems and contributing to the recovery rare ecosystem that supports 25% of the species at risk in the park. of species at risk. Based on over 30 years of research and monitoring, a healthy and Visitors are asked to contact Point Pelee National Park for more informabalanced environment at Point Pelee National Park would ideally sup- tion at pc.pelee.info.pc@canada.ca or 519-322-2365. For up-to-date inforport 24 to 32 deer. A series of mild winters with light snow cover and a mation on park closures, please visit the Parks Canada’s website at www. lack of natural predators, such as wolves and cougars, have allowed the pc.gc.ca/pelee
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