Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario
Shedden, Ontario is a hamlet (place) 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 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 national notoriety on April 8, 2006 when the bodies of eight men were discovered in a farmer's field outside of the town. See Shedden Massacre for further details.