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ROCKWOOD – Black parents say the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) should do more to stop anti-Black racism.

SOUTHGATE – More than a year after she was reported missing, Monica Chisar’s remains were discovered in a wooded area just north of Mount Forest. She was just 29 years old. A 19-month investigation led detectives to Hamilton, and a Kosovo expat on the run from U.S. authorities.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club is donating $250,000 over five years to the construction of a new outdoor pool in the community.

GUELPH – Ribbons have been cut, a funding glitch resolved and now the doors are open on a new 32-unit permanent supportive housing building in Guelph that Wellington County Warden Andy Lennox is calling a “beacon of hope.”

ERIN – Erin’s John Ferguson has no intention of watching The Amazing Race Canada when its milestone 10th season premieres on July 2. He doesn’t need to; he already knows how it turns out.

ERIN – Town officials announced on June 27 that Erin has hired a new senior planner. Jessica Peake will fill the position as of July 8.

ELORA – What’s clear is that the multi-use pad at Bissell Park is in dire need of repair and is close to being closed as it becomes increasingly unsafe.

MAPLETON – Jolley’s Farm Toys of Alma  is hosting a free toy display competition as part of…

TORONTO – Former Semex chief executive officer Paul Larmer will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame this fall.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s Children’s Early Years Division is on the hunt for more people willing to provide child care out of their homes.

NORTH WELLINGTON – The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs will be bringing the Palmerston Hub on the road to three north Wellington communities this summer, including Drayton, Harriston and Mount Forest. 

GUELPH – On June 21, Indigenous Peoples Day and the summer solstice, or first day of summer, people gathered at Riverside Park in Guelph to celebrate First Nations, Inuit, and Métis culture. 

ELORA – You might have driven past it dozens of times and not known it’s there. But off the 8th Line just outside Elora, around a bend and down a laneway, is a magical place. And it’s here, at 6338 8th Line, where the local Estonian community is preparing for its Song Festival – June 28 to 30.