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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share our event with your members.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rails and Tales 2017 is a partnership between non-profits
and business to present a celebration of Canada’s Railways and their influence
on Canadian history and development. It is being planned as part of Canada’s
150th Birthday celebrations and will be hosted in Stettler and Big Valley,
Alberta. The event will feature displays, events and two operating Steam
Locomotives plus one static display Steam Locomotive. The two operating
locomotives are Alberta Prairie Railway’s 1920 Baldwin #41 and the Alberta Railway
Museum’s 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works #1392. The Rocky Mountain Rail
Society’s 1944 Montreal Locomotive Works CN6060 will be on static display. The
event will run from June 28, 2017 until July 5, 2017 in the Village of Big
Valley and Town of Stettler. The steam locomotives will be operating under the
direction of Alberta Prairie Railway to provide trips from Stettler, Alberta to
Big Valley, Alberta. Several different types of trips are planned over eight
days including double headed steam trips, lunch and dinner trips, a morning
cruise with breakfast and a leisure trip stopping at many of the historical
sites along the line. Both locomotives will be featured on round trip
excursions each day.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In conjunction with the Alberta Prairie Railway train trips,
Rails and Tales will be presenting an exposition demonstrating how Canadian
railways influenced the culture and the development of our country. It will
include themes celebrating different
sectors of Canadian Society. This will include Metis Culture, Railway History,
Pioneer Days and a Canada Day Celebration. Current partners involved include
Alberta Prairie Railway (Stettler, AB), the Metis Association of Alberta, East
Central Alberta Heritage Society (Stettler, AB), Canadian Northern Society
(Camrose/Big Valley, AB), The Village of Big Valley (Big Valley, AB), the
Alberta Railway Museum (Edmonton, AB) and the Rocky Mountain Rail Society
(Calgary, AB).<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heritage Steam Train Trips - June 28 to July 5, 2017<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heritage Agricultural Equipment Show (Steam Traction
equipment and more) - June 30 to July 3 in Big Valley, AB<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This event is being planned as a celebration of Canada’s
history and the influence the railway played in it. Tickets are available
starting mid February 2017 by contacting Alberta Prairie Railway in Stettler,
AB at 403-742-2811.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Media inquiries can be direct to Rich Graydon at
403-872-4454 or email:
<a href="mailto:graydonrich@gmail.com">graydonrich@gmail.com</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sponsorship inquiries can be directed to Doug Cooney at
587-435-6010 or email <a href="mailto:dougcooney34@gmail.com">dougcooney34@gmail.com</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information:
<a href="http://railsandtales.ca">http://railsandtales.ca</a>
email: <a href="mailto:railsandtales@gmail.com">railsandtales@gmail.com</a><span></span></p></div>