b'A TALK ABOUT LOUISE DE KIRILINE LAWRENCE(Canadas Rachel Carson)PHOTO COURTESY OF GERRY KINGSLEYWITH MERILYN SIMONDSTuesday June 28 at Scugog Public LibraryAuthorMerilynSimondswillinfants,shebuiltalogcabinonthe introduceustoamateurorni- Mattawa River and spent the next 50 thologistandnatureyearsstudyingbirdlifeand writer Louise de Kirilinewritingalmostahundred Lawrence.ThroughthearticlesandsixbooksaboutMerilyn Simonds mid1900s,deKirilinespecies that were diminishing before her eyes.LawrencetrackedtheJoin us at Scugog Memorial Public Library, sharpdeclineinwarblersandflycatchersin 231 Water St., Port Perry at 7 p.m.northern Ontario and linked it to the roadsideMerilyn Simonds is the author of 18 books, spraying of toxic chemicalsa decade beforeincluding the non-fiction classic The ConvictRachelCarsonsSilentSpringsoundedtheLover,GutenbergsFingerprint,andmostre-samealarm.LouiseimmigratedtoCanadacently, the novel Refuge. She is the founder and in1926,settingupaRedCrossOutpostfirstartisticdirectoroftheKingstonWritersFest.in Bonfield, Ont., where she later becamenurse-in-chargeoftheDionneQuintuplets.Louise at work Become a member of North Durham Nature at: Disturbedbythemediacircusaroundtheat her typewriter. northdurhamnature.comUNLEASH MORE POWER2022 F-150 HYBRID models in stock and lots in-coming! Lock one up today and save at the pumps while keeping all the power!2021WINNER TAYLOR FORD Mon-Fri: 8-61565 Hwy. 7A, Port Perry(Beside Walmart) Sat: 8-4905-985-3655 www.taylorfordsales.comFOCUS - JUNE 202233'