As communities across Waterloo Region prepare to honour the locals who served and sacrificed for Canada, two communities are left wondering why someone would target the banners commemorating their veterans.

With the holiday season fast approaching, a Tavistock-based dog rescue is hoping to find loving homes for more than 70 dogs currently in its care, while reminding prospective pet owners that a dog is a lifelong commitment, not a Christmas gift.

Just as trees are known to communicate with one another and share nutrients through an underground fungal network, we as humans can have a mysterious connection with those closest to us that defies time and geographic separation.