THUNDER BAY —The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be back on the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years.
Virtual concerts were held the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The train raises money, food and awareness for local food banks in the communities where it stops.
In the Northwestern Ontario portion of the tour, entertainment will be provided by Tenille Townes and Aysanabee.
Townes is an award-winning singer, songwriter and musician from Grand Prairie, Alta.
Her acclaimed debut album was named Country Album of the Year at the 50th Juno Awards and Album of the Year at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards.
Aysanabee is an Oji-Cree songwriter from the Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation.
He uses folk, soul and alt-pop to tell stories about his life and reconnecting with his roots.
Here is the CP Holiday Train schedule for Northwestern Ontario:
- Dec. 1, 8:45 pm at White River
- Dec. 2, 9:15 am at Mobert
- Dec. 2, 11:00 am at Heron Bay
- Dec. 2, 12:20 pm at Marathon
- Dec. 2, 2:45 pm at Schreiber
- Dec. 2, 5:30 pm at Nipigon
- Dec. 2, 8:30 pm at Thunder Bay
- Dec. 3, 9:00 am at Ignace
- Dec. 3, 11:30 am at Dryden
- Dec. 3, 1:00 pm at Vermilion Bay
- Dec. 3, 3:20 pm at Kenora
- Dec. 3, 5:10 pm at Ingolf
Holiday Train shows are free to attend, but spectators are asked to bring a cash or non-persishable food donation if they are able.
Local food banks will sets up collection stations at each stop.
Since the Holiday Train program was launched in 1999, it has raised more than $21 million and collected five million pounds of food for community food banks in Canada and the U.S.
