Alberta Flood Aid raises nearly 2.2 million dollars through benefit concert - Financial and Business News - MENAFN

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Alberta Flood Aid raises nearly 2.2 million dollars through benefit concert - Financial and Business News - MENAFN: CALGARY, Oct. 17, 2013 (Menafn - Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --On Thursday, August 15, 2013, 32,000 music lovers joined together at McMahon Stadium in Calgary for Alberta Flood Aid, a star-studded benefit concert to raise much-needed funds for flood recovery in southern Alberta. Thanks to an enormous outpouring of support, nearly 2.2 million was raised.

This memorable night in music history, hosted by Brent Butt featured legendary artists including; Nickelback, Jann Arden, Randy Bachman, Tom Cochrane, Matthew Good, Colin James, Loverboy, Corb Lund, Johnny Reid, The Sadies, The Sheepdogs and Ian Tyson donating their time and services to contribute to the effort. TELUS funded the live, online broadcast of the concert for viewers across Canada free of charge.