The air was bitter cold, the ground frozen and Gage Park was packed with men, women and children. Most nights this would be a cause for misery but one train made it all worthwhile. It wasn’t just another cargo train rolling through Hamilton, it was the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train that rolls across North America each year.
“We’re going to celebrate you,” host Peter Mansbridge told the thousands in attendance before the train came. “Because none of this could have happened without people like you who care about their neighbours, who care about ensuring that…