Alan Doyle and The Beautiful, Beautiful Band were just some of many Canadian musicians and artists who gave their time to raise money to help the victims. The concert was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 29 June, 2016 and raised well over 2 million dollars.
The wildfire began on 1 May, 2016 southwest of Fort McMurray and by 3 May over 80 000 people in the region were forced from their homes. The wildfires destroyed thousands of buildings, infrastructure and hectares of land. Today the wildfires remains one of the most expensive disasters in Canadian history costing over 9 billion dollars (Wikipedia, 2018).
Fort McMurray is located approximately 453 kilometers northeast of Edmonton and has a population of approximately 125 000 people. Fort McMurray is best known as a hub for the oil sands industry. It has been over two years since the disaster and people are still working to rebuild their homes and lives.
References
Klaus, S. (2018). Fort McMurray wildfire rebuild making progress, mayor says.' published at globalnews.ca on 31 January, 2018.
Wikipedia, (2018). 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire published at en.wikipedia.org.
