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FRIDAY • October 4 • 2019
Province commits $105k for concussion awareness on Rowan’s Law Day By Charlie Senack
Concussions are becoming more common in sports, but athletes are becoming more aware of when they happen thanks to provincial legislation which was started in Barrhaven. On Wednesday, September 25, people all across the city paused for the second annual ‘Rowans Law Day’, which is held on the third Wednesday of every September. It was started last year to remember Rowan Stringer, a Barrhaven teen who died in the spring of 2013 after suffering three concussions in six days — all while playing rugby. The 17-year-old captain of John McCrae High School’s rugby team, died from Second Impact Syndrome, which is swelling of the brain caused by a subsequent injury that occurred before a previous injury healed. Soon after her passing, her parents Gord and Kathleen Stringer decided to open up about their daughter’s death to raise awareness on concussions. An inquest was held after her passing which brought forward 49 recommendations centred on keeping athletes away from playing after having a concussion. The second annual Rowan’s Law Day began at Rowan’s Pitch — a Rugby field at Ken Ross Park in Bar-
rhaven — which was named after Stringer. There friends, family, sports officials, and local MPP Lisa MacLeod gathered for a special provincial announcement. “It is not lost on me how important Rowan’s legacy is not just in sport and throughout Ontario,” said MacLeod, who is also the minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and was the MPP who drove Rowan’s Law to fruition. “Rowan’s Legacy is important here in Barrhaven and our entire former city of Nepean,” she added. “It’s important that we honour her through the pitch, it’s important that we honour her through this day, and it’s also important that the young athletes that play minor sports in the city of Ottawa understand how important her legacy was, and that she drove change.” MacLeod announced the Ontario government is committed to helping the concussion legacy foundation, and said the province would put $105,000 into concussion safety and awareness. The day was a big deal for MacLeod who first introduced Rowan’s Law as a private members bill, which gained support from all three main political parties and was unanimously passed in March 2018.
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Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod, former NHL star Eric Lindros and Kathleen Stringer were at Ken Ross Park in Barrhaven to commemorate Rowan’s Law Day across Ontario. The day was named for former John McCrae Secondary School rugby player Rowan Stringer, who passed away after suffering her second concussion in less than a week during a game against St. Joseph. Charlie Senack photo
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