{"id":968,"date":"2010-09-16T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/perthontario\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:56:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communityexplore.com\/perthontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1754831442602{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 6% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Upcoming Events&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%230B3D47&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1754831522355{margin-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;post-row-grid&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div 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