ESTEVAN - A popular event in the Estevan area is going to be making its return on Dec. 18.
The CP Rail Holiday Train will roll through the southeast for the first time since 2019. In the past two years, CP Rail held virtual concerts for the Holiday Train due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The train features brightly-decorated rail cars and offers entertainment. It raises money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP network.
The train that will visit the southeast has been touring the mid-west U.S. since early December. It will cross the Canada-U.S. border at North Portal. The train is expected to arrive at 11:45 a.m. and the performance is slated to start at noon.
Then it is to arrive in Estevan at 3 p.m., and the performance is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. From there, the train will head to Weyburn and then Moose Jaw, which will be its final stop for the year.
Performances are to last 30 minutes. Times are subject to change.
Those who attend the local shows are encouraged to bring a donation for the Estevan Salvation Army’s Food Bank.
Performers are Kelly Prescott and Alan Doyle. Prescott is no stranger to local fans, as she has been part of the Holiday Train in the past, often with other members of her family.
She was in Estevan earlier this year as the opening act for the Dallas Smith concert that Estevan won through the SiriusXM Music Towns competition.
Doyle is best-known as the lead singer of the Newfoundland folk-rock band Great Big Sea, and has been touring as a solo act in recent years. Great Big Sea had 11 gold albums, with such hits as Ordinary Day and When I’m Up (I Can’t Get Down).
The performers will be facing Seventh Street, between Souris Avenue North and 13th Avenue, when they are performing.
