You can support a good cause, listen to some live music by an iconic Canadian group, and see a train all decked out for Christmas this weekend.
The CPKC Holiday Train serves as a fundraiser for food banks across Canada and the United States, celebrating its 27th year of service. The train travels on two routes, one through Canada and the other through the U.S.
Musicians perform on the train at each community where it stops, and attendees can drop off donations for their local food bank.
It’s set to make its first batch of stops in southern Alberta this weekend, with Barenaked Ladies performing in Lethbridge on Saturday, December 13 from 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Below is a schedule for this weekend:
- Calgary
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- December 12 from 7:00-7:30 p.m.
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- Anderson C-Train Station
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- Okotoks
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- December 13 from 12:15-12:45 p.m.
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- Daggett Street between Veterans Way and Northridge Drive
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- Blackie
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- December 13 from 1:45-2:15 p.m.
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- 1201 Railway Avenue
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- Vulcan
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- December 13 from 3:30-4:00 p.m.
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- 1st Avenue and 2nd Street
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- Lethbridge
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- December 13 from 7:15-7:45 p.m.
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- 2 Avenue North and 12 Street, adjacent to London Drugs
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- Fort Macleod
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- December 14 from 9:15-9:45 a.m.
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- 5 Avenue railway crossing
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- Pincher Creek
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- December 14 from 10:45-11:15 a.m.
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- 3 Avenue railway crossing at Highway 3
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- Coleman
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- December 14 from 12:45-1:15 p.m.
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- 17 Avenue and 69 Street
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- Medicine Hat
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- December 21 from 3:15-3:45 p.m.
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- Queen and North Railway St. East of CPKC Station
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- Tilley
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- December 21 from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
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- Southeast side of Crossing Highway 867
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- Brooks
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- December 21 from 6:40-7:10 p.m.
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- 1 Avenue, rear of Civic Building
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- Gleichen
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- December 21 from 8:45-9:15 p.m.
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- 3 Avenue and Crowfoot Street
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Since 1999, more than $26 million has been raised for food banks, along with over 5.4 million pounds of food collected in Canada and the United States.
More details about the CPKC Holiday Train are available on the CPKC website.
