Canadian recording artists Bruce Cockburn and Sarah Harmer will headline the event, bringing their passion and music to help protect the land of the Niagara Escarpment. The Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and the jewel of Ontario’s Greenbelt, is threatened by industrial development, conservationists say.

The intimate outdoor concert will offer the opportunity for the people of Southern Ontario who enjoy the beauty of the Escarpment to get informed about the risks posed by destructive industrial activity, and help protect it for generations to come. Proceeds from the concert will raise monies for PERL’s ongoing campaign to halt Nelson/ Lafarge’s new quarry application on Mount Nemo.

The outdoor afternoon concert will take place from 2-6 p. m. at a North Burlington farm offered as a site for the event.

There will be food and a cash bar available on the grounds.

Tickets for the I Love the Escarpment, Too! benefit concert, featuring Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Harmer and 2008 Juno Award winner Derek Miller, are $99 for adults and $49 for children under 13 (plus taxes).

Tickets are available online at www.maplemusic.com and from local ticket retailers. For more details and a complete list of retailers, check out www.perlofburlington.org.