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The CPKC Holiday Train arrived back in Merrickville on Friday November 28th for its 27th year to support food insecurity in communities across the rail network.

The train rolled into Merrickville in all its glory at 4:45pm, to the approximately 5000 people waiting in anticipation!

This year’s festive stop brought in over 1,600 pounds of food and $2,700.00 in monetary donations, gratefully collected thanks to the generosity of all those who attended, and of course, CPKC’s very gracious cheque presentation again of $4,000.00. 

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We’ve put together an updated list of no-cost holiday meals available in our communities to ensure everyone can enjoy a warm meal this season. 

Please feel free to share widely. If you know of other organizations offering free holiday meals, let us know in the comments so we can help spread the word.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!

Holiday Meals 2024

Please see list of organizations offering free holiday meals this year below:

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About Rideau Community Health Services

Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) is a non-profit, community-governed community health centre that provides comprehensive primary care, health promotion and community development services.

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RCHS Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin and Haudenosaunee Nations, which were never ceded or legally signed away to the Crown or to Canada.I invite all of us to reflect on the territories in which we have the privilege to live, work and play on, and to commit ourselves to gaining knowledge, forging a new, culturally safe relationship, and contributing to reconciliation.We recognize that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit are traditional cultures of knowledge sharing and we understand we have a lot to learn. Learning is the spirit in which we come together.