CP Holiday Train rolls into York Region on Wednesday

Each show raises money, food and awareness for the important work food banks do, with professional musicians playing free half-hour concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage

Bradfordtoday.ca
Nov. 30, 2022

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will make a stop in York Region on Wednesday, Nov. 30, providing a free live concert and supporting local food banks.

The annual tour began in Ontario today, with 38 shows scheduled over the next six days. Each show will serve as a fundraiser for the local food bank, according to a news release, and features a free half-hour live concert.

The tour will make a stop in Vaughan Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. at the northwest corner of the CP railway crossing at Nashville Road to benefit Vaughan Food Bank.

Performing in Vaughan will be Tenille Townes, an wward-winning singer, songwriter and musician from Grand Prairie, Alberta. 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.

Joining Townes is Aysanabee, a Toronto-based singer/songwriter who is Oji-Cree and from the Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation. Aysanabee uses folk, soul and alt-pop to tell stories about his life and reconnecting with his roots. His music is solemn and soaring, backed by a swirling blend of indie, soul and electronic soundscapes, mournful saxophone and pulse-quickening finger-picking.

Also that day, the train will roll into Barrie (Midhurst) at 12:15 p.m. at Anne Street North and Wenden Court to benefit Barrie Food Bank and Elmvale & District Food Bank.

Bring a donation of cash or a non-perishable food item for the local food bank. All donations stay local to help feed those in need in the community, and the food bank will have a station set up at each site to collect donations.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train tours Canada and the U.S. in November and December raising money, food and awareness for the important work that food banks do in their communities. Professional musicians play free half-hour concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage.

CP makes a donation to the local food shelf at each stop and encourages attendees to also donate. Since its inception in 1999, the Holiday Train has raised more than $21 million and 5 million pounds of food for community food banks. A full schedule, a list of performers and promotional materials are available on cpr.ca/holidaytrain.