In partnership with Carleton University's Future of Journalism Initiative and journalism schools across Canada, Maclean's is striving to capture the richness of each life lost in elegant obituaries. Our goal: to pay tribute to everyone who has died of COVID-19 in Canada, and every Canadian who has died of the disease abroad. At the Underwood School District Board meeting on Monday June 13, the Underwood School Board approved an agreement with the Otter Tail. They Were Loved is an obituary project to commemorate thousands of coronavirus victims, as well as to mark this historic moment in Canadian history. The Underwood School District and the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department are excited to announce a partnership that will provide a School Resource Officer at Underwood School for the 2022-23 school year.

Public health guidance around social distancing has resulted in restrictions around traditional mourning customs and rituals-heart-wrenchingly, many were unable even to say goodbye. Canada has already lost more than 20,000 people to the pandemic, with the number ticking steadily upwards each of those losses has cascaded through families and communities, leaving many more thousands bereaved. The magnitude of COVID-19's impact on Canadians' lives is difficult to fathom.

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