Earth Hour is tomorrow - make sure to turn out your lights!
Like you, I share a concern for our environment and I am committed to participating in the Earth Hour campaign and encourage the citizens of Ottawa to do the same.
Last year Ottawa was one of the first cities in Canada and the world to join the Earth Hour initiative and we saw great success with thousands of residents and businesses participating. In fact, Hydro Ottawa reported an overall reduction in energy by four per cent during last year’s Earth Hour – with your participation we can build on this success.
So tomorrow, March 28, make sure to turn out your lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. This campaign demonstrates how a simple act of turning off a light, conducted on a collective basis, can and will make a difference in the fight against climate change.
This morning I visited Chapel Hill Catholic Elementary School and Corpus Christi School, along with Hydro Ottawa’s Earth Hour Owl, and it was inspirational to see the level of understanding these young girls and boys had about the need to do something about climate change.
Thank you to Principals Katie Kenny and Monica Kerwin for the time they spent today making Earth Hour special.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank this year’s sponsors of the City of Ottawa’s Earth Hour Campaign.
Thank you to Rosemarie Leclair, CEO of Hydro Ottawa – without her support we would not have been able to engage the community and take up the challenge of integrating Earth Hour into our day-to-day activities.
A very special thank you to the Ottawa Sun, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, local schools and businesses for all of your support!
For more information on why Earth Hour is important to our city and our environment, please click here.
And don’t forget - on March 28 at 8:30 p.m. switch off your lights for an hour, a simple way to help make the world a better place.