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Editor’s Notebook Empowering girls and women in Eastern Ontario A recent survey found that 80 per cent of 18-year-old women in Canada wished they weighed less. Another survey, commissioned by the Canadian government, found that 1.5 per cent of women between the ages of 15-24 have an eating disorder. See more on page 6 --- Jeff Morris From the Other Side by Jeff Morris When speechless says so many things Jeremy Roenick stopped, almost stunned. He was speechless. Jeremy Roenick is never speechless. In fact, when he should be speechless, he says even more. But on this day, at the Ottawa Convention Centre, he was draped in a blanket of humbleness. As he met and held a two-year-old boy, he realized just how much impact a hockey player can have on someone. He realized that when you are a person of privilege, as he has been for so long, that one simple gesture – a gift of time and effort – can last in a family for generations. See more on page 6 Want to read more? Subscribe to the Journal today, and have it delivered right to your door or mailbox! Contact us at 613-925-4265 or email jbaker@slpprint.ca |