SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The CPKC Holiday Train is set to make its annual appearance in southeast Saskatchewan.
The train will be stopping in North Portal, Estevan and Weyburn on Dec. 17. It is scheduled to be in North Portal at 11:45 a.m., with a performance from noon to 12:30 p.m. at the First Street railway crossing. Then it is slated to pull into Estevan at 3 p.m. that day, with a performance from 3:15-3:45 p.m. That show will be east of the CPKC station off of Seventh Street. Traditionally the train's entertainment stage has faced north.
Finally, it is expected to be in Weyburn at 5:45 p.m. for a 30-minute performance starting at 6 p.m. at 512 Railway Street.
The train that will be in the southeast is the U.S. version. It will cross into Canada from the U.S. at North Portal.
Country music singers Dallas Smith and Mackenzie Porter are scheduled to perform. Smith is no stranger to Estevan; he played before thousands of people at Affinity Place in September 2022 after Estevan won the SiriusXM Music Towns competition.
Smith and Porter will play Christmas carols for the crowd.
Each stop is free to attend, but CPKC encourages attendees to bring a non-perishable donation for the Salvation Army's food bank. CPKC makes a donation to the local food shelf at each stop.
Since its inception in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $22.5 million and more than five million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.
