Each December, Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train travels across Canada and the United States to raise food, money and awareness for local food banks. Illuminated by hundreds of thousands of festive lights, the Holiday Train makes its way across eight states and six provinces visiting over 110 Canadian and U.S. communities.

Food Banks

In Canada, donations are collected for food banks affiliated with the Canadian Association of Food Banks. In the United States, local food pantries and food shelves benefit from this program. Our eight year total -- close to $4 million dollars and 2 million pounds of food.  In these tough economic times 20% of Canadians and 30% of Americans are turning to food banks and donations this year are more important than ever.   Please bring a cash or food donation and come and enjoy the Holiday Train.

Entertainers

2009's Canadian Holiday Train musicians include the Odds, and alternative rock band bringing their music to the Holiday Train for the first time.  They will be joined by Shawn Verrault of the Canadian blues-rock trio  Wide Mouth Mason. 

Shaun Verreault

Shaun Verreault is the lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/producer for Canadian blues rock trio Wide Mouth Mason. WMM have sold hundreds of thousands of albums, toured with heavyweights like AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, were in a movie with Pacino, were the first North American rock band to tour Mainland China and are a live favourite across Canada. Shaun's solo music endeavours have taken him to Afghanistan, Greece, and the Middle East, and he's delighted to be returning to the Holiday Train this year.

In 2007 Shaun recorded a live acoustic album called "Two Steel Strings" in the vintage cars of the Holiday Train as it rolled across Canada. The friends he's made in the Holiday Train organization, the hearty spirit of the crowds who stand in sub-zero weather to help their communities, and the wonder of seeing the continent roll by from train have made his years of involvement with this project an inspirational career highlight.

For more information, please visit his website at http://www.shaunverreault.com/

The Odds: Canadian Holiday Train

The Odds, an alternative rock band, bring their energy and full voiced harmonies to the Holiday Train stage for the first time. With international hits such as "Someone Who's Cool" and "Love is the Subject", this power pop quartet will be sure to entertain.

The original Odds were formed in 1987 and played for 12 years before taking a hiatus in 1999. Up until 2007, the core unit of the Odds - Pat Steward, Doug Elliott and Craig Northey have been busy collaborating on projects by Strippers Union with Rob Baker of the Tragically Hip, Northey Valenzuela with Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms, several Colin James albums, session work for Jeremy Fisher, Matthew Good, Payolas, two feature film scores (Kids in the Hall in Brain Candy, Dog Park with Luke Wilson) and the themes for CTV's hit Corner Gas.

The three Odds members were then joined by guitarist Murray Atkinson in 2007, and the four formed The new Odds on their debut album "Cheerleader". "Cheerleader," says Elliott of the new release, "is the culmination of the music that we've created in our lives up to this point, and I think it's the best music we've ever made together."

The Odds are now a whole new thing, with the soul of the Odds of old propelling the collective eagerness of a brand new band.

For more information, please visit their website at http://www.oddsmusic.com/

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009

Revelstoke - 3:00 p.m. , House Track in Revelstoke Yard, Victoria Road adjacent to
                     CPR Parking Lot

Sicamous - 5:15 p.m., N.W. corner of HWY #1 at Silver Sand Road Intersection,
                   East of the Draw Bridge

Salmon Arm - 7:00 p.m., Lordco Parking Lot , 51 Lake Shore Drive NE

Notch Hill - 9:00  p.m., Davies Road - Notch Hill Rd Crossing across from Notch Hill Hall,
                  1639 Notch Hill Rd.

 

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