For the 2nd year the city of Sudbury showed that Climate Change was on the minds of many as close to one hundred supporters came out to experience Sudbury's first ever Earth Hour on Elgin Street organized by GreenSudbury.
Critical Mass kicked the event off with a core of determined riders heading off to the Boardwalk early in the evening
But the most creative event of the evening was played out all along the local Artists District on Elgin Street as Critical Mass kicked things off with a determined ride to the Biardwalk. At 8:30 le Gallerie de Nouvel Ontario held an exhibition of Sam Shahsahabi's installation Museum of Nightmares while next door Infusion Teas was jam packed to standing for a candle lit Tea Tasting.
The Little Montreal Tavern's regular Jazz nite featureing the Allan Walsh Quartet held a special spot for the Laurentian University Climate Change Choir under the direction of James McGowan to join in following an earlier performance at the Universities Frazer auditorium.
Rounding off the evening the Laughing Buddha presented Cathy Orlando from ClimateProject Canada with a slideshow and Global Warming bingo with t-shirt giveaway.
With the City Council officially endorsing Earth Hour earlier in the month, the local Greater Sudbury Utilities monitored expected drops in power usage as the Rainbow School Board, Cambrian College, Science North and Tom Davies Square all switched off lights for an hour.
Close to 5 megawatts of power was conserved by Sudburians in 2008 in the 1 hour that it lasted and this years results should exceed those records.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Earth Hour on Elgin a Success
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