Press Release
Source: Canadian Pacific Railway
Monday October 4, 10:30 am ET
CPR's 2004 Holiday Train to host the return of the Moffatts as it
rolls across Canada raising funds and awareness for food banks.
International recording artist, the Moffatts, are back together after
three-year hiatus and will be performing their first live shows on
Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train, which will again be
spreading holiday cheer in support of local food banks, this year.
The Canadian Brothers, whose hits include "I'll Be There For You"
and "Miss You Like Crazy", last performed together as a band in 2001.
The Group is currently laying down new tracks for a new album in
Banff and the West Coast.
Joining the Moffatts and CPR volunteers on board the Canadian Holiday
Train to spread the spirit of the season and promote the invaluable
role of food banks will be some of Canada's most well-known
performers like the Ennis Sisters and Tracey Brown.
In Canada, the Holiday Train will embark on it's two-week, Cross-
Canada journey on Sunday, December 5 from St. Therese, Quebec,
finishing up in Port Moody, B.C., on December 19. At the same time
the Canadian train brings holiday cheer across six provinces, a
second specially decorated Holiday Train will be traveling across the
six states in the U.S. Northeast and Midwest stopping at about 30
communities. The Performers on this train are:
Jhon Cowan, Patricia Conroy, and Randall Prescott will also entertain
the crowds at Cambridge and London, Ontario and will do shows in
North Portal, Estavan and Weyburn Saskatchewan, once the train wraps
up it's U.S. Midwest journey. Event goers are encourage to bring cash
donations or non-perishable food items to get in.
For More information go to:
http://www8.cpr.ca/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/default.htm
2004 Canadian Holiday Train Schedule
Schedule with an * is subject to change
Sunday, Dec. 5
Quebec:
ST. Therese - 4 : 30 p.m., 113 Turgeon Street. Commuter rail station
parking lot (south side).
Ontario:
Cambridge - 5 : 00 p.m., Old CPR Station
London - 8 : 00 p.m., CPR yard, Central Avenue
Smith Falls - 9 : 15 p.m., Smith Falls Train Station
Monday, Dec. 6
Ontario:
Belleville - 6 : 30 p.m., South Church Street railway crossing, south
of Dundas Street East
Trenton - 8 : 00 p.m., CFB Trenton
Tuesday, Dec. 7
Ontario:
Mactier - 4 : 00 p.m., old CPR Station
Parry Sound - 5 : 45 p.m., Museum Train Station
Shawanaga - 7 : 00 p.m., location to be determined
Sudbury - 10 : 00 p.m., VIA Train Station
Wednesday, Dec. 8
Ontario:
Chapleau - 5 ; 00 p.m., CPR Train Station
White River - 9 : 30 p.m., CPR Train Station
Thursday, Dec. 9
Ontario:
Mobert - 10 : 00 a.m., across from Band Office
Heron Bay - 12 : 00 noon, Old CPR Station
Marathon - 1: 15 p.m., beside Curling Club Parking Lot, beside Esso
building
Schreider - 3 : 45 p.m., CPR Train Station
Nipigon - 6 : 30 p.m., 60 Front Street, across from Nipigon Inn
Thunder Bay - 9 : 15 p.m., CPR Train Depot, 440 Syndicate Avenue
Friday, Dec. 10
Ontario:
Ignace - 10 : 30 p.m., CPR Train Station
Dryden - 1 : 30 p.m., CPR Yard Entrance, Queen Street and Earl Avenue
Kenora - 4 : 30 p.m., CPR South Main Track, 400 McClellan Avenue
Whitemouth - 7: 30 p.m., across from Whitemouth Hotel, Railway Avenue
Manitoba:
Winnipeg - 9 : 30 p.m., Molsen Street, between Panet Road and Munroe
Avenue
Saturday, Dec. 11
Manitoba:
Portage La Prarie - 5 : 30 p.m., near Centennial Arena
Brandon - 8 : 30 p.m., across from CPR Station, 1000 Assiniboine
Avenue
Sunday Dec. 12
Saskatchewan:
Broadview - 1 : 00 p.m., CPR Train Station
Indian Head - 3 : 00 p.m., north side of tracks behind Shell Station
Regina - 5 : 00 p.m., Taylor Field, stadium parking Lot
Moose Jaw - 6 : 45 p.m., west of CPR Train Station, 3 Manitoba St.
West
Monday Dec. 13
Saskatchewan:
Swift Current - 12 : 00 noon, east of CPR Train Station, 3rd Street &
North Railway Avenue
Alberta:
Medicine Hat - 5 : 00 p.m., east of CPR Train Station, Queen & North
Railway Street
Brooks - 7 : 30 p.m., 1st Avenue behind Civic Building
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Alberta:
Lacombe - 2 : 45 p.m., Between 46 Ave & Hwy 2A
Ponoka - 4 : 30 P.m., 50th Street at 47 Avenue
Leduc - 6 : 00 p.m., Extra Foods, 3915 50 Avenue
Edmonton - 8 : 00 p.m., IKEA Edmonton, 1311 102 Street
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Alberta:
Red Deer - 12 : 00 noon, CPR railyard, Edgar Industrial Drive
Olds - 3 : 15 p.m., 52 street at 49 Avenue
Didsbury - 4 : 30 p.m., 19 Street at 18 Avenue
Airdrie - 6 : 30 p.m., Nose Creek Park, Main St, east side of CPR
tracks
Calgary - 8 : 30 p.m., Fox Hollow Golf Course off 32 Avenue North East
Thursday, Dec. 16
Alberta:
Cochrane - 9 : 45 a.m., Between River & 4th Street, behind Provincal
Building
Canmore - 12 : 00 noon, between IGA and Safeway
Banff - 4 : 30 p.m., location to be confirmed
B.C. :
Golden - 9 : 00 p.m., Across from 7-11 Store, 10th Avenue
Friday, Dec. 17
B.C. :
Revelstoke - 4 : 30 p.m., CPR Station
Sicamous - 6 : 45 p.m., north west corner of highway 1 at Silver
Sands Road Intersection
Salmon Arm - 8 : 30 p.m., CPR Train Station, 51 Lake Shore Drive
Notch Hill - 11 : 00 p.m., location to be confirmed
Friday, Dec. 17
(*) Saskatchewan: (Additional U.S. Holiday Train stops)
North Portal - 12 : 00 noon, International Border Crossing
Estevan - 6 : 00 p.m., east of CPR Station at Vacant lot off 7th
Street
Weyburn - 8 : 30 p.m., 512 Railway Street
Saturday, Dec. 18
B.C.:
Chase - 4 : 30 p.m., north side of Shuswap Avenue across from RCMP
Detachment
Kamloops - 6 : 15 p.m., east side of Thompson Park Mall
Ashcroft - 9 : 00 p.m., CPR Station, Railway Avenue
Sunday, Dec. 19
B.C. :
North Bend - 12 : 00 noon, north side of tracks, east of CPR Terminal
Aggasiz - 4 : 15 p.m., west of Highway 9, across from Agra Centre,
Pioneer Avenue
Maple Ridge (Haney) - 6 : 45 p.m., across from Billy Minor Pub
Port Moody - 8 : 30 p.m., on Queen Street at Clark Avenue
Editor's Note: The Moffatts will be available for interviews in
Calgary on Monday, October 4th, 2004. Holiday Train producer Randall
Prescott will be available for interviews. To arrange phone or in-
person interviews, call Ed Greenberg of CPR Media Relations.
2004 U.S. CPR Holiday Train Schedule for the Upper Midwest
Thursday, Dec. 9
Illinois:
Franklin Park, III. - 5 : 45 p.m. to 6 : 25 p.m., B12 Switch Tower
park, off of Cal Wagner Street by U.S. Post Office. Benefits Leyden
Family Service food pantry.
Gurnee, III. - 7 : 20 p.m. to 8 : 10 p.m., North side of Grand Avenue
underpass, east side of Depot Road across from Viking Park. Benefits
Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Wisconsin:
Sturtevant - 9 : 15 p.m. to 10 : 05 p.m., Amtrak depot, one block
north of highway 11 and Wisconsin Street. Benefits Racine Country
Food Bank.
Friday, Dec. 10
Wisconsin:
Brookfield - 5 : 00 p.m. to 5 : 50 p.m., Fox Brook Park, Barker Road
at River Road. Benefits Food Pantry of Waukesha County.
Watertown - 6 : 20 p.m. to 7 : 00 p.m., Third Street crossing.
Benefits Watertown Food Pantry.
Portage - 7 : 50 p.m. to 8 : 50 p.m., Amtrak depot, 400 West. Oneida
Street. Benefits St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Mauston - 9 : 30 p.m. to 10 : 20 p.m., Mauston Industrial Park, West
State Street. Benefits Mauston Community Sharing Pantry.
Saturday, Dec. 11
Wisconsin:
La Crosse - 5 : 10 p.m. to 5 : 50 p.m., Amtrak depot, 601 St. Andrew
Street. Benefits Wafer
Minnesota:
Winona - 6 : 30 p.m. to 7 : 25 p.m., Amtrak depot, 65 East. Mark
Street. Benefits Winona Volunteer Services.
Lake City - 8 : 35 p.m to 9 : 30 p.m., Hearth Technologies, 800 West.
Jefferson street. Benefits Lake City Food Shelf.
Sunday, Dec. 12
Minnesota:
Red Wing - 4 : 45 p.m. to 5 : 25 p.m., Amtrak depot, 420 Levee
Street. Benefits Red Wing Area Food Shelf.
Hastings - 5 : 50 p.m. to 6 : 40 p.m., CPR depot, 500 East. Second
Street. Benefits Hastings Family Service.
Cottage Grove - 7 : 00 p.m. to 8 : 00 p.m., Belden Street crossing
behind Mobil Station on Hadley Avenue. S. Benefits Friends in Need
Food Shelf.
St. Paul - 8 : 10 p.m. to 9 : 10 p.m., Upper level of All - Right
Parking Ramp at Broadway & kellogg in Lowertown. This Location is
east of the old post office and is under the Lafayette freeway
bridge. Benefits Second Harvest Heartland and Hunger Solutions
Minnesotta.
Monday, Dec. 13
Minnesota:
Northeast Minneapolis - Yard Opens at 4 : 00 p.m. for parking. Show
will be from 5 : 00 pm to 5 : 30 p.m., Shoreham Yard, 2800 Central
Avenue. North East. Benefits Salvation Army Central Corps.
Loretto - 6 : 40 p.m. to 7 : 20 p.m., Hennepin County Road 19
crossing downtown across from Axel's Restaurant. Benefits Hanover
Area Food Shelf.
Buffalo - 7 : 45 p.m. to 8 : 30 p.m, 612 N.E. Third Avenue behind Mc
Donalds. Benefits Buffalo Food Shelf
Annadale - 9 : 15 p.m. to 9 : 55 p.m., west side of downtown park
over the oak Avenue crossing. Benefits Annadale Community Food Shelf.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Minnesota:
Mahnomen - 5 : 15 p.m. to 6 : 05 p.m., 300 E. Jefferson Avenue by
Shooting Star Casino. Benefits Helping Hands Food Shelf.
Thief River Falls - 7 : 35 p.m. to 8 : 25 p.m., Depot/City Hall, 2017
Highway 59 South East Benefits Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf.
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Minnesota:
Elbow Lake - 4 : 50 p.m. to 5 : 30 p.m., Main Street crossing.
Benefits Grant County Emergency Food Shelf.
North Dakota:
Hankinson - 6 : 45 p.m. to 7 : 25 p.m., Former depot site, 410 First
Street South East. Benefits Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry.
Enderlin - 9 : 15p.m. to 9 : 55 p.m., CRP Depot, 101 Harvest Lane.
Benefits Ransom County Food Pantry.
Thursday, Dec. 16
North Dakota:
Carrington - 4 : 35 p.m. to 5 : 25 p.m., Former Depot, 6th Street
North. Benefits Foster County Food Pantry.
Harvey - 6 : 30 p.m. to 7 : 20 p.m., CPR Depot, 600 Lincoln Avenue.
Benefits Central Dakota Ministerial Alliance.
Minot - 9 : 30 p.m. to 10 : 20 p.m., Main Street crossing. Benefits
Minot Area Homeless Coalition.
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