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Downtown Stratford closures for Christmas movie filming

Parts of downtown Stratford will be closed this week as filming gets underway for the Christmas movie Pining for Douglas.

The southeast portion of the lower Erie parking lot is now closed and will remain off-limits until 1 a.m. Saturday.

Parking spots along Wellington Street between Downie Street and Market Place will also be unavailable Wednesday, September 10, through Friday, September 12 with brief traffic interruptions expected.

Market Place, from Wellington to Downie, will be fully closed starting Wednesday at 6 a.m. until early Saturday morning.

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