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there are huge prob lems with human waste and yak dung fcows arexpnsidered sacred there so they lareallpwed to roam free j s add to that trie waste strewn along the trails of mount everest by an endlessswell 1 of climbers ahdthe accompanying pellu- basis the group will also visit orphanages tion of mbuntainstrea that has affected to help spread their gospel of erivirohmen- the quality ofwaterin the villagesbelow tal awareness j rand the problem is almost out of hand r themimbto mount everests halfway t amanda crowder is heading for trie hills on avenvijronfhental mission x wellspend a day with each school to work with tfielads on how todealwith the pollution crowder said 1 the young people willbeshown ways to countetthe pollution on7 a yearrourid point is being done with the assistance ofx renovmediplimberradenvironmentabsr jamlmgtenzihgndrgay the sonbftenzing norgay whoalong with siredmund hiuary were the first men toreach the sum- mit of mount everest in 1953 w trowder is preparing herself for she has been told will bea shock to her sys- t tern due to the questionable food the group n will eat the bad air and water qualityahd i the elevation rj and j climb isbeirig undertaken at the most favourablerime of year for weatfierlcf owdefalso knows there arerisks involved ft mv our biggest threats are illness and 1 weather one of the areas well beclimbingd neav is known for avalanches t ux shes beentoldtotbringclothirig and gearto enable her to withstand tempera- tures as low as minuslo degrees zr y f crowdersaid die climbitselfwill beless strenuous than tliat undertaken by adven- turersatterripting to reach the summit j s whfchf stands at an altitude of 28000 feet 4 this isnt trie intense climb withropes andfll thatother do cross some sections with the kinds of v bndges like indiana jones crossed she is convinced that spending a month j in the triird world will have a lasting effect k it will be an eye opener ive never been outside north america im sure it will- change me after all im just a very fortu nate western girl from a small suburban town this will be a reality checkas to what is important in hfej i v i j ov siqnijtieantashshipmall behind klees withdrawal v z from page let i 4 thejgroiip qfaboutf200supporters gatherecl avthehollywb6d jqiiet hall and the reason isthe peoplein this country who iknow arehungenng for i agovernmentthat is prepared to respect j them ajid be accountable tothem to serve meeople holt dictate to them j f f klees learned suhdayhight that an mdi vidual donor- had bfferedhirhaconsiderr able amount of money to aid his 3million ijxthe donor stipulated- that kleesmust promise to throwhis support to anothenti s candidate ifa second ballot is required at the june leadership convention t s iklees refused givingup his 1 chance tp be very time i hear triehwy 407 extension planis in jeopardy on holdjbr in a creep mode i cheer extending the 407 frbmmarkhamto pickering isclose to gaining approval this makes i meriervous does this mean the original plavto extend it beyond pickering will resurface t x- x about 15 yeareagofllstbodyn t community hall in broqklihancl stared at a mapl it showed the routefor trie first proposed 407 extension there was a httie flag oh eachof the affected propel ties7 starting in pickering and endjng inqaringtonr- the last flagpinned into the junction of high- ways 35 ancl 115 confirmed what i fearedin the s middle of silent itears and suckedintariger reminded myself that id have a little trouble being objective as a journalist vf -j- the proposed monsterhighway foucriedemy family farm my grandparents bought this farm in 1904 raised 12 children andwhen the time was right their eighth child my father tookoverrin 1945 the year i was born y l v ilerthefatmlhigtomyfatrieruvesthere stillrwhenmy 77pyearbld- f trip to a nursing hometohelp care fprmy moth er the chat is usuauyat6ut the farrn jf r iemost7amily farms ours hqusevbur roots s our memoriesaridespecially ouvspuls 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cbureaucrats put together and yet hes being asked i to make the biggest sacrifice v r rv- i 1 f i f- v w ii tf i i- huge excess smiiefmmeupnisnings jx