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Wednesday, December 1,2004 Orono Weekly Times - 11 Invites public input on proposed strategy protection for wolves TORONTO -- The McGuinty government is proposing to enhance the conservation of Ontario wolves through the first province-wide wolf strategy strategy and through regulations to limit wolf hunting, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced today. "Our aim is to conserve, monitor and protect wolf populations populations across the province and ensure that the wolf continues continues to play a key role in Ontario ecosystems,"- said Ramsay. "This is the first time province-wide regulations have been proposed to limit Wolf hunting in Ontario. With these changes, we are building on the steps already taken to protect the eastern wolf in the Algonquin Provincial Park area. The proposed wolf strat egy includes: • Developing and implementing implementing a research and monitoring monitoring program to determine the status of wolf populations populations in Ontario. • Requiring Wolf and coyote hunters in selected wildlife management units (WMUs) in central and Northern Ontario, to purchase a special game seal, in addition to a small game licence and limiting the number of game seals to two per hunter per year. • Requiring mandatory reporting reporting by hunters about wolf and. coyote hunting and harvest harvest in WMUs in central and Northern Ontario. • Implementing a closed season for wolf and coyote hunting and trapping from April 1 to September 14 in WMUs in central and oo'I Northern Ontario. Earlier this year the province banned the hunting, trapping and chasing of wolves and coyotes in and around Algonquin Provincial Park--the largest protected area, for the eastern wolf in North America. The province has also recently designated the eastern wolf as 'special concern- on the Species at Risk list. The ministry is posting the strategy and the proposed regulation regulation changes to the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry for 40 days in two postings. The proposal can be viewed on the registry at the following website www.ene.gov.on. ca/samples/s earch/Ebrquery_REG.htm, by entering Registry Number PB04E6020. Oeasons What a great Christmas idea - Purchase a massage therapy gift certificate for Christmas 0 Receive a gift bag with each purchase. 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To date, the Health Department has passed the 10,000 mark, with over 10,600 area residents vaccinated vaccinated at its community flu vaccination clinics. • The Health Department will continue continue to hold free flu vaccinations vaccinations clinics at various locations locations across the Region, including its dedicated clinic located in the Whitby Mall. The Whitby Mall clinic is open Monday to Friday 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Health Department ■ clinics will be held until Dec. 10. Free flu vaccinations are also available at local doctors' offices and medical clinics "Although influenza has not yet been reported in the Region, the time to be vaccinated vaccinated is before the virus is circulating circulating in the community," Dr. Reynolds explained. "Illness caused by influenza can be reduced or prevented by getting a flu shot. Therefore, anyone who wants to avoid getting influenza should consider being vaccinated." vaccinated." 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