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Access, CBC, to air A Christmas Carol


REGINA – Access Communications said today it is partnering with CBC Radio in Saskatchewan and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to present a televised broadcast of a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

The program will be broadcast on the Access7 community channels in all locations Access Communications serves throughout the province beginning December 22nd and running through December 31st. The complete broadcast schedule can be found at www.accesscomm.ca.

The show, originally performed live at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina on Sunday, December 18th is part of CBC’s annual Toonie Tree Campaign raising funds for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan.

Featured readers include Sheila Coles, host of CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition, Jennifer Gibson, host of The Noon Edition, Ruth Smillie, Artistic Director, Globe Theatre, His Worship, Mayor Pat Fiacco and Maestro, Victor Sawa of the Regina Symphony Orchestra and music by the Dickens Yuletide Singers.