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COVID-19: Peterborough Santa Claus parade cancelled due to safety concerns amid pandemic
coronavirus pandemic, organizers tell Global News Peterborough.Dave Commerford, chairman for the Kinsmen Club of Peterborough’s Santa Claus Parade, confirmed Thursday that the 47th annual parade will not be going ahead due to safety concerns, along with logistical and insurance issues amid the pandemic. Santa Claus teams up with Peterborough Petes to deliver holiday cheer across city “We are disappointed as a service club, but we didn’t think we could pull it off in a safe manner,” Commerford told Global News Peterborough.He said there were concerns the parade — which attracts thousands to see the procession along George Street in the city’s downtown — could attract people from other areas.