Alpacas ride the GO Train to Union Station as The Royal readies to roll into town for another year
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Two cute, fluffy alpacas brought a smile to commuters’ faces Wednesday morning as they rode the GO Train from Scarborough to Union Station in advance of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which kicks off this weekend.
Two cute, fluffy alpacas brought a smile to commuters’ faces Wednesday morning as they rode the GO Train from Scarborough to Union Station in advance of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which kicks off this weekend.
Named Dawson and Pacey, the charismatic mammals hail from All In Alpacas, an alpaca farm owned by Derek and Lindsay Stoltz and their teenage daughters in Rockwood, Ont., and are this year’s Royal Ambassadors.
The friendly, half-brothers hopped (literally) on the train at Scarborough GO Station to help promote this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The event runs from Nov. 1 to 10 at Exhibition Place.
Dawson and Pacey have also been tasked with helping raise awareness about a special promotion GO Transit is offering for the duration of the 10-day event: a combination of Royal admission and GO Transit pass that includes return transportation from any GO station to Exhibition Place and general admission to the fair.
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