The Mayor of Halifax was joined by around 250 people as he turned out the lights of City Hall at 8:30 tonight in support of Earth Hour. (Canadian Press, March 28th)
Mayor Peter Kelly, however, expressed disappointment that surrounding office buildings did not follow suit, and that many lights remained on in the downtown area. Mayor Kelly stated that he had hoped for a more visible solidarity on the symbolic turning out of lights.
"It [Earth Hour] gives us a chance to pause and think and consider what we can do for the future", he said.
It was noted that many large retailers like Canadian Tire dosed the lights for an hour, while others continue to stay in darkness for the remainder of the night.
Many individuals shut down all power, not just the lights, while others commented on the province's frequent power outages. One woman on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore stated, "It's Earth Hour....everything is off except my (unplugged ) laptop. The only thing missing is the howling wind and rain/snow outside....oops, wrong 'event'. Sorry for the sarcasm, but we've spent so many hours in the dark this year, that this hour just doesn't seem like anything remarkable. I think that is sad. " FaceBook entry, March 28th.
The Nova Scotian capital was only one of hundreds of Canadian cities that supported the annual event.
See Halifax City Web Cam
Canadian Press Article
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