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December 4: Athabasca Community Christmas Dinner
As part of our library partnership program, Out Your Way, we visited the Athabasca Library in July for a listening session to hear directly from residents about what matters to them. We were then invited to return for their annual community Christmas dinner, where more than 1,000 people gather for a massive feast.
The Athabasca Community Christmas Dinner is a free event that has taken place for more than 30 years. It happens in the town’s largest gathering place, the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. Local businesses help cover the cost of supplies and more than 100 volunteers help make it all happen.
CBC partnered with the library to support the event with a custom photo booth and bespoke colouring books that were a hit with families. Learn more about Out Your Way here.
While in town, Adrienne Lamb visited the library to learn about the local romance book club and met up with the volunteers behind the community dinner.
PHOTOS | Here are a few photos from the event:
December 31: CBC’s Live Cross-Canada Countdown special from Ice District
Our special New Year’s Eve coverage, The Cross-Canada Countdown, was hosted by Ian Hanomansing and actor, writer and comedian Andrew Phung from ICE District in Edmonton.
Adrienne Arsenault and award-winning recording artist Jann Arden hosted from Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, with reporters in communities from coast to coast to coast.
WATCH | New Year’s Eve countdown to 2026 | Cross-Canada Countdown:
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