CP’s Holiday Train ready to brighten communities and warm hearts for the 17th year
Tue, 12/08/2015 - 1:54pm
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Plummer is once again one of the stops on December 13th
Every year, the CP 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.
The two brightly lit trains were kicked 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, British Columbia. 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 within your local community.
The entertainment scheduled for the Holiday Train on December 13th is Kira Isabella and Doc Walker.
On December 13th, the CP Holiday Train begins in Glenwood, MN (10:00 a.m.) in the morning, traveling north to Alexandria (12:00 p.m.), Henning (1:00 - 1:20 p.m.), on to Detroit Lakes (3:45 - 4:15 p.m.), and the stop most of us have been waiting for is Plummer (6:30 - 7:00 p.m.). After the stop in Plummer, it is on to Thief River Falls at the City Hall, 2017 Highway 59 SE (8:00 PM - 8:30 PM) for the last show of the evening.
Kira Isabella
Ottawa-born Kira Isabella is Canada’s brightest young Country Music star. Kira has been nominated for two JUNO Awards and in 2013 she was crowned ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the CCMA’s, just one year after her first CCMA win for ‘Rising Star.’
Her debut album Love Me Like That, boasts four hit singles including the smash “A Little More Work.” In 2014, Kira released her second album, Caffeine & Big Dreams.
Doc Walker
Canadian country legends Doc Walker are back with their new album “The 8th”! This long celebrated band has just released the albums third single “That’s What I Call Love” to country radio to critical acclaim – fans are thrilled to have Doc Walker back!
With over 20 Top 10 singles, Doc Walker is one of the most recognized Canadian country acts of the past two decades.
City of Plummer
The City of Plummer has been busy getting their Holiday plans in place for the CP Holiday Train. On December 13th, the festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with a light lunch, coffee, cookies, hot chocolate at the Tri Rivers Pioneer Museum. The children’s fun starts at 5:30 p.m. with Santa arriving at the Gazebo. Wagon rides will also begin at that time. At 6:00 p.m. the Red Lake County Elementary Choir will sing outside at the Tri River Museum. 6:15 p.m. is the scheduled time for the CP Holiday Train to come to Plummer, with the show starting approximately at 6:30 p.m. And don’t forget to bring a donation for the local food shelf.
The organizations sponsoring the Holiday event are the Lions, Lions Too, Inter-County Community Council, Tri Rivers Pioneers and the City of Plummer.