The Water for Life benefit concert, held on Thursday April 7, 2011, is a celebration of water, rivers and the natural world while also focusing on the importance of water and the need to be good water stewards wherever we might live.
Hosted by Global TV news anchor Jill Crop and organized by the Rivers Institute at BCIT, the event took place at the Michael J Fox Theater in Burnaby. It combined a striking mix of inspirational stories, great imagery and dazzling music, all focused on rivers, water and the natural world.
The event featured stories and images from renowned river advocate, Mark Angelo, and the amazing folk pop, (and environmentally-themed) music of Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright, backed by 160 singers form Brentwood Park Elementary School.