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Three Pride organizations prepared to represent Perth County LGBTQ2S+ community in June
Stratford-Perth Pride is ramping up for the first Pride events under its new name, which encompasses all of Perth County, not just the City of Stratford.
The Stratford Pride Community Centre will open on Saturday, June 4 and North Perth Pride has a variety of events happening in the latter half of the month.
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Harvest of Hope Garden offers positive education opportunities in Listowel
The Salvation Army’s Harvest of Hope Garden will allow people to learn some basic gardening skills this spring. Upcoming free courses are no-till, also known as lasagna gardening on May 9, planting on May 30 and bucket or container gardening on June 13.
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Meet Perth-Wellington candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party, Ashley Fox
The campaign has kicked off for the 2022 provincial elections in Ontario, and Woodstein Media is speaking with candidates in its home riding of Perth-Wellington. This time, Ontario Liberal Party candidate Ashley Fox answers the questions.
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Meet Perth-Wellington candidate for the Green Party of Ontario, Laura Bisutti
The campaign has kicked off for the 2022 provincial elections in Ontario, and Woodstein Media is speaking with candidates in its home riding of Perth-Wellington. This time, Green Party of Ontario (GPO) candidate Laura Bisutti answers the questions.
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Roller derby will bounce back, skates are already hitting the track: Ottawa edition
As pandemic-related restrictions loosen, many people across Southern Ontario and beyond are hoping they can lace up their roller skates and hit the roller derby track again. This series of articles will check in with teams as they prepare for some action in 2022. This time, sharing the progress of their league are Ottawa Roller Derby’s Bethany Vowles-Hartree and Alyx Gardner, who some people in the derby community might know as RapunzHell #666 and Coco Flannel, respectively.
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Meet Perth-Wellington candidate for the NDP, Jo-dee Burbach
The campaign has kicked off for the 2022 provincial elections in Ontario, and Woodstein Media is speaking with candidates in its home riding of Perth-Wellington. This time, New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Jo-Dee Burbach answers the questions.
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Stratford Pride Community Centre set to open in June
It’s official. The Stratford Pride Community Centre will have a physical location opening June 1. with the help of two significant grants – $30,000 over three years from TD Bank Group and another $20,000 this from United Way Perth-Huron – and its own fundraising efforts.
It will provide a unique service with a wide catchment area because southwestern Ontario does not have any large LGBTQ2S+ groups with consistent year-round services.
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End-of-life doula says death can be “beautiful” “loving experience”
As an end-of-life doula, Talitha Moores is “trying to advocate that death can be beautiful and it can be a very loving experience.”
She believes the more you understand and can face, the less fear there is, and you can live a more wholesome life.
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Big Beautiful Goddesses Colouring Book creates positive awareness
Kathleen Roussel has used her experiences and creativity to bring awareness that women of larger sizes have the right to not only exist but to be seen and thrive in the modern world through her Big Beautiful Goddesses Colouring Book.
