The CPR’s annual Holiday Train has established itself as a very welcome and thoroughly enjoyable Christmas tradition in communities right across the country. This year’s train was all of that and more as it included a real surprise for Patti Larson, the Food Bank and Christmas Hamper Depot coordinator!
Here are some photos from Friday afternoon, December 13, event:
With entertainment from Melanie Doane with special guests Doc Walker, the Brothers Dube, Crystal Shawanda, Jim Cuddy, and Matt Dusk all you needed was a bonfire to keep you warm when the annual CP Rail Holiday Train rolled into town at about 3:30 pm on Friday, December 13. David F. Rooney photoMayor David Raven welcomes the crowd to the Holiday Train. David F. Rooney photoIt takes a very rare and very special occasion for Patti Larson to be struck genuinely speechless. But that’s what happened when the CPR’s mark Jackson handed here this over-sized cheque for $13,000 — more than four times what the Community Connections Food Bank normally receives. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said later. “I just didn’t know what to say.” After a couple of false starts, though, Patti managed some very profuse thank-yous. David F. Rooney photoThese young ladies were ready to dance to the music. David F. Rooney photoThe show was pretty good. David F. Rooney photo… no matter how you watched it! Some of the older kids found a perfect perch on a snow pile (right). David F. Rooney photoRevelstoke firefighters lineup for a group photo taken by Francine Hoyle. The firefighters serve up hotdogs and hot cocoa and coffee every year. They were sold out pretty quickly. David F. Rooney photo
