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Port Hope police confirm body of missing 29-year-old Madison Chard found in wooded area

Port Hope woman had mysteriously disappeared after leaving her family's home on April 22

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Instead of a traditional parade for the City of Peterborough's 2025 Canada Day celebrations, residents will be encouraged to "roll, stroll, and celebrate" by participating in a community procession from City Hall to Millennium Park for a full afternoon of family-friendly festivities. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Canada Day celebrations in Peterborough will feature a ‘community procession’ instead of a parade

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Volunteers of Calvary Pentecostal Church in Peterborough meet for two hours every week to transform plastic milk bags into sleeping mats for the local unhoused population, using two looms built by church group organizer Tim Young. Now, through Clean Up Peterborough, businesses and organizations can sponsor the build of a loom to provide more opportunity for volunteer groups to create sleeping mats. (Photo: Street Level Advocacy / Facebook)

Peterborough’s Calvary Church volunteers turn thousands of used milk bags into sleeping mats for the unhoused community

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Instead of a traditional parade for the City of Peterborough's 2025 Canada Day celebrations, residents will be encouraged to "roll, stroll, and celebrate" by participating in a community procession from City Hall to Millennium Park for a full afternoon of family-friendly festivities. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Canada Day celebrations in Peterborough will feature a ‘community procession’ instead of a parade

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The city has also announced a full afternoon of family-friendly festivities at Millennium Park, with performers and vendors encouraged to apply.

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