CP Holiday Train arriving in Ottawa Valley on Monday, Nov. 28
Posted Nov 28, 2022 02:40:00 PM.
For the first time since 2019, the Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is set to make its way through the Ottawa Valley.
The train, decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights, is making its annual journey through Canada and the U.S. to bring live music and raise holiday spirits, while also raising money and collecting food donations for local food banks.
On Monday, Nov. 28, the holiday train will make the following local stops:
- 2:30 p.m. Finch (Tracks adjacent to James Street between Williams Street & George Street)
- 4:45 p.m. Merrickville (103 East Broadway & County Road #2. South side of crossing near Bay Street)
- 6:20 p.m. Smiths Falls (CP station – Smiths Falls CP train station, 63 Victoria Street)
- 7:40 p.m. Perth (CP rail yard at the end of Herriott Street)
Each even it free, though attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and cash donations.
In Finch, donations will benefit the Community Food Share, in Merrickville, they will benefit the Rideau Community Health Service, in Smiths Falls, donations go to the Smiths Falls Community Food Bank, and in Perth, donations will benefit The Table Community Food Centre.
The holiday train started out in Lac Megantic, Québec on Thursday, Nov. 24 and will finish in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Sunday, Dec. 18.
The holiday train operated virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.
