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Holiday Train returning to region
Every year for 17 years CP Rail’s Holiday Trains travel through dozens of communities, raising food and cash donations for North American food banks.
Again this year, the Holiday Train program is encouraging people attending events to bring heart healthy donations. Heart health education and awareness is a tenet of CP’s community investment program, CP Has Heart, which focuses on improving the heart health of men, women and children in communities across North America.
And this year the train is rolling back into the East Kootenay, arriving Dec. 13 in Sparwood, Fernie, Jaffray and Cranbrook and Creston on Dec. 14. The train is also heading back to the Columbia Valley, with stops scheduled in Radium Hot Springs and Golden on Dec. 15. Main acts on the train include Jim Cuddy, Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott.
CP’s two brightly lit trains will kick off in the Montreal area on November 27 and 28 on their way to visit approximately 150 communities. The Canadian Train travels west across Canada finishing its journey in Port Coquitlam. The US Train visits communities across the U.S. Northeast and Midwest, and returns back to Canada for shows in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The concerts are always free, but you’re encouraged to make a donation to the local food bank — either a non-perishable food item or a cash donation. All contributions will stay in your community.
Train Schedule in East Kootenay
Sparwood – Dec. 13 – 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. – At 367 Pine Ave behind Leisure Centre
Fernie – Dec. 13 – 5:30 – 6 p.m. 700 – 1st Ave behind CP station
Jaffray – Dec. 13 – 7:15 – 7:35 p.m. – Mainline across from Community Centre – This stop is a 20 minute stop and go.
Cranbrook – Dec. 13 – 9:30 – 10 p.m. – 25 Van Horne Street in the parking lot beside the CP station.
Creston – Dec. 14 – 10 – 10:30 a.m. – Mainline at Millennium Park, across from the RCMP station.
Radium Hot Springs – Dec. 15 – 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. – Foresters Road Railway Crossing.
Golden – Dec. 15 – 9:30 – 10 p.m. – Across from 7-11 store, 10th Avenue.
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