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JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
Miss Emily gave a soulful, country rock performance on the CP Holiday Train stage on Monday night, along with country stars Doc Walker. The CP Holiday Train travels across Canada and the United States leading up to Christmas each year, to help local food banks in the communities they travel through.
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The CP Holiday Train rolled into town on Monday night, as is the annual Christmas tradition. And the crowd of about a thousand people grooved along to the sounds of country stars Doc Walker and Miss Emily, along with Randall Prescott on the harmonica. But the real reason for the CP Holiday Train is to boost up local food banks, and this year they brought along a cheque for the Agassiz Harrison Community Services food bank, in the amount of $3,000. Agassiz Mayor John Van Laerhoven was on hand for the presentation, as was MP Mark Strahl. Both spoke briefly on the train's stage. "We know that Christmas time is a special time of the year and we like to give back to
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A crowd of about a thousand people enjoyed the CP Holiday Train this year.
those who may need a hand," Strahl said. "I am so proud to be a member of this community," Van Laerhoven said. "I am. And
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I am also so proud that CP Rail comes through our community. They are real partners with us and they obviously show that they care." The number of families accessing the food bank this holiday season is up slightly from last year, said Heidi Trautmann, executive director of Agassiz Harrison Community Services. But the number of donations have also increased from last year. “Last year, the donations were down quite a bit, and people didn’t donate like they did before,” she said. But that seems to be changing, and has been evident by the larger numbers of cash and food donations already given to the organization. There are about 120 families who have signed Continued on 3