"Canada for Asia" (CBC benefit concert broadcast tonight)

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Not just of local interest -- the concert can be heard on the internet; see instructions at the bottom.

http://www.cbc.ca/canadaforasia/
http://www.cbc.ca/canadaforasia/updates.html
(press releases, no copyright issues)

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

TALENT, HOSTS, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS STILL SIGNING UP TO BE PART OF MASSIVE BENEFIT EVENT CANADA FOR ASIA

An unprecedented coming together of aid agencies, Canadian talent and Canadian broadcasters have stepped on board to support the ongoing relief and long-term rebuilding efforts in Asia.

Proceeds collected through the Canada for Asia benefit broadcast will go to the unprecedented partnership of World Vision, The Canadian Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam Canada, Care Canada, Save the Children Canada, Development and Peace and Oxfam Quebec. A portion will also be distributed to community groups across the country that have been recognized by CIDA as funding recipients for tsunami relief.

... Marquee talent scheduled to appear include Celine Dion, Rush, The Tragically Hip, Mike Myers, Anne Murray, Bryan Adams, Blue Rodeo, Kids In The Hall, Oscar Peterson, Tom Cochrane, Wayne Gretzky, Sloan, Keshia Chante, Daniel Lanois, Barenaked Ladies, Sam Roberts, The Tragically Hip, Don Cherry, WWE Superstars Edge, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Christian, The Trailer Park Boys, The Designer Guys, Dave Thomas, Megan Follows, Cynthia Dale, Doc Walker, Shaye, Lunch at Allen’s (Murray McLauchlan/Ian Thomas/Cindy Church/Marc Jordan), Erik McCormack, Bruce Cockburn, David Usher, Molly Johnson, John Roberts, Eagle and Hawk, Andrea Martin, The Trews, MIR, Kevin Parent, Dr. David Suzuki, John McDermott and Alex Trebek.

Canada for Asia will originate from the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. It will be broadcast on CBC Television, CBC Newsworld, CBC Country Canada, CBC Radio One and CBC.ca live from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (7:30 NT) on Thursday, Jan. 13.

The initial list of those broadcasters who are taking CBC up on their offer of a free simulcast are Television broadcasters CMT, MuchMoreMusic, MTV Canada and ichannel.

Radio stations joining in include CHFI in Toronto, Corus stations, Rock 101in Vancouver; Q107 in Calgary; JoeFMin Edmonton; Z99 in Red Deer; Power 97 inWinnipeg; Q107in Toronto; Y108 in Hamilton, The Hawk in London; Dave in Kitchener, and Q92in Montreal.

Canadian Forces Radio and Television services will broadcast the concert live to our Canadian troops in Kabul, Bosnia, Golan Heights and the Sinai.

Tom Cochrane, Dr. Ruby Dhalla, M.P. and Senator Jerry Grafstein spearheaded the event. ...

Okay, Céline Dion and Don Cherry ... but Oscar Peterson! And for those in the know: Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys http://www.showcase.ca/trailerparkboys/ (recently aired on BBCAmerica) will be performing with Rush. And David Suzuki (does he sing?) - and Alex Trebek, eh?

The first airing starts at 6:00 pm EST (the east coast broadcast) and the last is at 9:00 pm EST (the west coast broadcast).

INTERNET:

go here: http://www.cbc.ca/listen/index.html

Select a location at the time you want -- the show starts at 7 p.m. local time in each location. You can listen to the east coast broadcast at 6 p.m. EST, for instance.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/asia_earthquake/following-money.html

INDEPTH: DISASTER IN ASIA
Following the money FAQs
CBC News Online | January 12, 2005

Canadians in huge numbers have joined what has turned into an unprecedented outpouring of help for the survivors of the Asian tsunami.

In addition to the federal commitment of $425 million in help <over 5 years>, other levels of government, businesses and non-governmental organizations have announced donations of millions more.

Individual Canadians have also dug deep. A preliminary tally shows that Canadians donated at least $137 million for tsunami relief to 21 eligible Canadian aid organizations as of Jan. 11. The Canadian Red Cross attracted $99 million of that. The federal government is matching dollar-for-dollar all individual tsunami donations made by Canadians by Jan. 11, up to $150 million.