Calgarians participate in Earth Hour
Posted Mar 31, 2012 9:46 am.
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Canadians coast to coast are urged to join people around the world in marking Earth Hour on Saturday.
People worldwide are being asked to deal with the dark between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. local time.
Sydney, Australia got the ball rolling by dimming lights on its Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
And non-essential lights will be dimmed during 10 N-H-L games on Saturday.
In Calgary, our city will be shutting off the lights at a number of facilities, including its Water Centre, Manchester and Whitehorn buildings, the Langevin Bridge, Prince’s Island riverwalk and all fire stations.
Several downtown businesses say they plan to turn off their lights at 8:30 p.m.
Eco-living Events will hold celebration starting at 8 p.m. at the Calgary Area Outdoor Council facility at 1111 Memorial Dr. NW.
The University of Calgary is also participating this year in the “One Hour No Power Campus Challenge,” a competition between post-secondary institutions to have the largest number of students and staff to participate in Earth Hour.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada and Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery are holding a free candlelit concert by Calgary band Escape the Audience at 908 13th Ave. S.W..
