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John Chiasson, BSc, MD - President, Doctors Nova Scotia

February 5 to 11 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week and doctors in Nova Scotia are speaking up to help raise awareness of eating disorders and decrease stigma through understanding.

I had the opportunity to attend a meeting of local lobster fishermen at the community centre here in Shelburne on January 12th. I wanted to hear first hand from those involved in the industry about the challenges they face in the present marketplace. Like many others, I have heard of the struggles they face in an industry that is regulated by governments and dominated by buyers and brokers who control prices paid to fishermen.