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‘he campers and leaders posed for this photograph taken at the end of their Missinaibi trip in Moosonee. Emily Cooper is shown in the cenâ€" tre, in Tâ€"shirt, shorts and sandals. (Photo courtesy of Emily Cooper) It was the trip of a lifetime. Emily Cooper of Oakville was nong 14 campers and leaders who ok a trip down the Missinaibi River, lom Lake Superior to James Bay, by 'moe It was a fiveâ€"week, 550â€"kilomeâ€" | OAKVILLE y WILMA BLOKHUIS pcus Editor es OVR OK CUSTOM | s KAz PORTRAITS® YOU CAN SEE, SELECT AND ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY PORTRAITS INSTANTLY NOT IN WEEKS. ptember 7, 1994 white water trek through 75 sets of ampers canoe 550â€"kilometre wilderness river THIS AREA KMART HAS A PERMANENT STUDIO Tues. â€" Fri. 10 AM â€" 7 PM _ Sat. 10 AM â€" 6 PM akville teen tackles Missinaib1 Emily Cooper Products give you better portraits. For Customer Service 3rd Line Rebecca Street, Oakville SUBJECT FEE OF $3.00 PER PERSON, PAYABLE WHEN PORTRATTS ARE TAKEN. NO UMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ADVERTISED COLECTIONS PER FAMILY, BUT ONLY ONE bodrgwnd taken for optional it collection with no obligation to purchase. Christmas s %wmmwm-'ugwm HOPEDALE MALL "The trip was great," said the 16â€" yearâ€"old, a Grade 11 student in Queen Elizabeth Park School‘s French Immersion program. "T d do it again." The trip went a little faster than anticipated. "The water level was high, the rapids were almost covered, making it a little faster . .. easier" â€"and wetter. "One canoe got swamped, completely filled with water. Another group coming down the river had at least one canoe tip almost every day." rapids and falls, organized through Camp Queen Elizabeth‘s leadership proâ€" gram run by the London YMCAâ€" YWCA. It was part of her leadership training. The adventure was a pilot program dubbed ‘Missinaibi ‘94.‘ The group camped along the river, carrying their supplies with them on seven canoes. And because of a stronger current, thanks to at least an hour‘s rainâ€" fall each day, the group reached Moosonee two days early. The trip included 10 portages around waterfalls. Canoes and supplies were carried "on our backs. We had one really tough portage." call 1â€"800â€"438â€"8861. _ PBRA 0 1994 Poaint1, inc The campers, who began their trek on July 2nd, would get up between 6 and 7 a.m., spend about 1 1/2 hours "getting out of our campsite," to began their paddle down river. Lunch was eaten on the river. "We would float down river as we ate." They would reach their next camp between 2 and 3 p.m., set up for the night, and spend the extra time swimming. A typical day on the Missinaibi conâ€" sisted of paddling 30 kilometres, and keeping and eye open for a "good campâ€" site." The group saw moose, a yearâ€"old bear cub (which was later shot at a campsite near Moosonee as it was deemed a ‘nuisance bear‘), bald eagles, beaver, and osprey. "I paddled with a different person each day," continued Emily. "That way we got to know everybody in our group." They had only met briefly before at trip meetings. Canoeing through the first set of rapids. "Everybody got along great, and it was so important that everyone did because of the teamwork this trip required." The campers each took two turns at being "leader for the day," which meant they were responsible for waking up the others, carrying the map, and finding the next campsite. The weather was unpredictable â€" a mixture of warm sunshine and cool overcast skies, plus the daily rainfall. Enroute, Emily celebrated her 16th birthday, on July 16th, "The others woke me up, singing Happy Birthday. 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