VANCOUVER - Sarah McLachlan will be given a special award at next year's Junos honouring her humanitarian work.
McLachlan has been named as this year's recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.
McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair touring festival in 1997 to showcase and promote women in music and it also raised more than $7 million for charity after three years.
In 2000, she was also was bestowed with Canada's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada, she is the spokeswoman for the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and is involved with youth charities to get underprivileged kids music lessons and mentorship.
McLachlan says she's honoured and humbled to receive the award and has always wanted to help others because she's been so blessed in her life.
It's the second year for the award, which was given out to country artist Paul Brandt last year.
The award was named in honour of broadcasting pioneer Allan Waters, the founder of CHUM Limited.
The Junos will be held on March 28, 2009.
