The CP Holiday Train is making a return trip to Bredenbury and Yorkton. The train, which was last here in 2017, is going to be arriving on Dec. 4. The first stop in the area will be in Bredenbury, at 10:15 a.m. It will then arrive in Yorkton at 12:15 p.m. The train will then continue on to Foam Lake.
In Bredenbury, the train will be stopped at the CP train station at 520 Railway Ave. In Yorkton, it will be at Livingstone St. and Fourth Ave. 麻豆视频.
Each stop for the Holiday Train will feature a free concert. This year, Scott Helman and Madeline Merlo will be performing for audiences from the train in Saskatchewan.
Merlo is from Maple Ridge, BC, a CCMA Award and two-time BCCMA Award-winning artist with five top-15 singles. Merlo鈥檚 sound has the influence of classic country artists like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, R&B greats Etta James and Billie Holiday and modern superstars such as Miranda Lambert.
Helman is a Juno-nominated recording artist influenced by Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, The Cure, Bon Iver and Paul Simon.
鈥淲e are very excited to have the CP Holiday train back for 2019,鈥� said Randy Goulden with Tourism Yorkton.
The line is now on a two year schedule, and this follows with the 2017 visit by the Holiday Train to the city. The 2017 visit was the first time the train had stopped in Yorkton.
Beyond the holiday cheer and the fun, the train tour has a serious purpose, helping out local food banks. In 2017, the Salvation Army Food Bank received $4,000 at the Yorkton stop from CP Rail, as well as donations from people who attended the free concert. While events are free, all attendees are encouraged to bring a donation to the food bank.
