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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
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Un petit défilé de voitures décorées de ballons et de slogans a parcouru les rues de Hawkesbury vendredi matin pour sensibiliser le public à la Semaine nationale de sensibilisation à la santé mentale, qui se déroule du 4 au 10 octobre cette année. Le thème de l’évènement pour 2020 était «Il n’y a pas de santé sans santé mentale», en reconnaissance du stress supplémentaire que la pandémie a fait subir à de nombreuses personnes. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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