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Page 10, Whitby Free Pres, Wednesday, October 13, 1993 e e iyle Back from Everest, resident now heads Down UnderL By Erin O'Connor Suzanne Kerruish may be back, but net for long. The Whitby resident has just returned from a trek te, Mount Everest where she and other don anadians from the Cana- dian'outh te Everest programn helped te dlean up the garbage left from the many teurists te the area. When they arrived at Lukla the firet village, Kerruish said the people were fiendly. When the Canadian team set te work picking up the trash, "theyjMus t steod there watching us...they did not expect people te, corne al the way from Canada" te help clean up the mess. The majenity of the garbe was situated on the river=. and Kerruish said the team found mosti "eld clothing tin cais, and Coke bettles ... thýings you weuld flot normally see in that area." The people, says Kerruish, were very simple, but "they wr se open te us,' and were recep- tive te our ideas." Together, the group and the village people came up with a solution on how te keep the area more lltter-free and the tewns now realize that they have te do M" Durham Region Wants Your Advice MM On An Environmental Projeet DURHAM REGION THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHIAM WINTER SLUDGE MANAGEMENT CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE 0F PUBLIC CONSULTATION In June 1992, the Regional Municipality of Durham initiated a review of winter sludge management programs. This review is being conducted pursuant te the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Sewage and Water Schedule C Projects. The Region bas just competed Phase 2A of this lass E.A. and in cotsultation with a Public Consultation Workshop Committee has selected a preferred sludge management alternative to manage the Region's sewage sludge duringthe winter months. The preferred winter sludge management alternative is the storage of sludge using enclosed tanks located on or adjacent to one or more existing sewage treatment plant sites. 1. Public Information Centre The Region will be holding a Public Information Centre to present the resuits of the preferred sludge management alternative selection process. The Region will also present the proposed preliminary site screening and evaluation critéria. The potential candidate sites would be in the vicinity of the major Water Pollution Control Plants serving the urban areas of Whitby, Oshawa, Courtice and Bowrnanvîlle. The Region's project team will be available to review the results of the Phase 2A study, answer questions and receive your comments. The Public Imiformation Centre will be held on October 28, 1993 from 3:00 p.m. te 5:00 p.m., and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in room B15 of the Regional Headquarters building, located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby. 2. Public Consultation Working Commiittee It is proposed that a working committee be formed with representati.ves from the Public and interested parties te participate in the site selection process. A specific role of the working committee wll be to review and comment on the proposed site screening and evaluation criteria. Background information will be provided te aIl participutnts prior to the working committee meeting. The first working committee meeting is S.-heduled to be hel d on November 9, 1993. For further information on the above procedure or the Project in general, olease contact Mr. Cane or Mr. Lee. To participate in the working committee, please indicate your interest in writing to Mr. Cane: Mr. Don Cane, P.Eng. Simcoe Engineering Group Limited 1815 Ironstene Manor, Suite 10, Pickering, Ontario, L1W 3W9 Telephone: 905-831-1715 Mr. Chang Lee, P.Eng. Region of Durham 105 Consumers Drive Whitby, Ontario. LiN 6A3 Telephone: 905-668-7721 their part in keeping it that waLy. Three days after returnîng home, she is now leaving te backpack through Australia and New Zealand for a year. When she heard about this trip, says Kerruish, "I thought '4wow, this tri p l something N really like te d!"' She knows she will p ut te goed use the knowledge she learned from her tri pte Everet The one thinshe would like everyone te iýealize is that "One person cari really malce a dif- ference," saysý Kerruish. "What we do new cari have an impact on the people and the environment.et She asks residents te "please be more aware of what you're doing." Colour hike.. on Sunday The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authonity (CLOCA) is hosting a free, informative autumn hike (four kcilometres) through the Long Sault Conservation Area on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m. Meet by the bulletin board at the trail entrance.ý For more information, ca:Il CLOCA at 579-0411. 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