Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario

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Shedden, Ontario is a hamlet in Southwold Township, Elgin County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is known as "The Rhubarb Capital of Ontario" and is home to the "Rosy Rhubarb Festival" which is held in early June each summer. It was named in honour of John Shedden who was the foreman during the construction of Toronto's Union Station.

It contains one grocery store, a public library, a medical clinic, a volunteer-based fire hall, and a jujutsu dojo. The 2001 Canadian Census measured it to have a population of 816 people.

Shedden gained international attention on April 8, 2006 when the bodies of eight men were discovered in a farmer's field outside of the town[1] (see Shedden massacre).

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  1. ^ "8 bodies found on Ontario farm's field", CBC News, April 8, 2006.

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