Communities across Canada gather to celebrate Earth Hour

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Led by WWF (World Wildlife Fund), Earth Hour is a global lights out phenomenon to demonstrate that individual action is important and adds up to make a big difference. To date, a record 2,000  cities and towns in 85 countries have committed to turn off their lights on March 28 at 8:30 p.m. But as much as Earth Hour is a global event, it is also one for the community.

In a recent survey, over 80 per cent (81%) of Canadians say they will turn off their lights for Earth Hour.

 
More than one third (36%) of Canadians reported having seen changes in their part of the country that they thought were definitely or likely the result of climate change. And they are split as to the effectiveness of our efforts to combat it. Forty-four percent are not confident that we can find a solution to climate change before it’s too late, while 52 per cent believe we can.
 
“The hundreds of community Earth Hour events happening in cities all across Canada shows that Canadians see climate change as an urgent issue and that Canadians want to be part of the solution,” says Gerald Butts, President and CEO, WWF-Canada. “I encourage everyone to make their voice heard by participating in an Earth Hour event, or by planning their own.”
 
For a detailed list of times and locations for events happening in your community, please visit www.EarthHourCanada.org. 
 
Cities and municipalities hosting public events include:
 
Alberta
Edmonton
·         Official Event: Earth Hour Community Celebration at City Hall
 
British Columbia
Vancouver

·         Official Event – Earth Hour at Juno Fest
·         Fairmont Hotel
·         Vancouver Goes Dark! 
·         Nu Restaurant Lights Off Event


Ontario
Toronto

·         Official Event – WWF-Canada and the City of Toronto present Earth Hour Unplugged: A Public Earth Hour Concert Celebration
·         WWF-Canada VIP Earth Hour Event at Tory’s Law Firm (with Jamie Kennedy)
·         Earth Hour Star Party at the Ontario Science Centre


New Brunswick
Fredericton
·         Earth Hour Planetarium Show
 
Nova Scotia

Halifax
·         Official Event City Hall Community Event  
·         Party in the Dark
·         Earth Hour Acoustic Concert
 
Prince Edward Island
Stratford
·         Stargazing at Tea Hill Park
 
Quebec

Montreal
·         Ideas in the Dark by WWF-Canada and bleublancrouge