CP Holiday Train rolls toward Western Canada 

Following a successful journey in support of Eastern Canadian food banks, the magic of the CP Holiday Train now heads into Western Canada.

The ‘train of lights’ will begin its Western Canadian journey  in  Whitemouth, MB, on December 3^rd and continue through  Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and B.C., finishing off in Port Moody  on Dec. 17^th.

With only two weeks left, Holiday train spirit is in high gear.  Valdy has been lighting up the stage along with the Brother Dube and Tracy Brown, entertaining thousands of food bank supporters who have come out with cash or food donations.  

As the Canadian Holiday Train takes the spirit of giving and making a difference one stop at a time, a second brightly-decorated train is rolling  across the U.S. Midwest with the same mission: to raise money, food and awareness with everything collected in a community staying in that community for local distribution.

In total, up to 150 communities, large and small will experience the spirit of giving that the Holiday Train program.   Since 1999 CP’s Holiday Train has raised $5.6 million and 2.5 million pounds food. Donating to local food banks benefits your neighbours and community. The results of a recent Food Banks Canada survey found food bank use has gone up 26 per cent between 2006 and 2011. 

To find the show closest to you, go to cpr.ca or join the Holiday Train on Facebook and follow the spirit of one of the longest-running cross-country food bank fundraisers on Twitter: @CPHolidaytrain.

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