Countdown to Earth Hour

Earth Hour
Date: March 29, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 8pm-9pm





if u have signed up for Earth Hour & wondering what you can do in the dark.. hope this will give u some ideas..
(Source: Toronto.com)

Earth Hour Concert
Nathan Phillips Square
Canadian singer, Nelly Furtado headlines a free, unplugged concert that is powered by green, renewable energy from Bullfrog. Hot chocolate is available for the event and people are encouraged to bring their own mugs to reduce waste.

Earth Hour at the Ontario Science Centre
Ontario Science Centre
A variety of free activities are being offered inside the Science Centre’s Teluscape, including live music, storytelling and interactive exhibitions that help demonstrate how to reduce the impact we have on the environment. Visitors can take advantage of the dimly lit city and check out stars and planets through high-powered telescopes.

Cocktails by Candlelight
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Support the cause and get your drink on at the Royal York Hotel. The hotel’s Library Bar is serving up a trio of Earth Hour-themed cocktails by candlelight. On the menu: new versions of classic drinks aptly named Turn Your Lights Down Low, The Green Movement and Global Warming.

Prix Fixe Candlelight Dinner
Rosewater Supper Club
The restaurant is swapping electric lights for candles during Earth Hour, and offering guests a special menu that includes locally grown organic produce.

Lights Out with the ChoirGirlz
Trane Studio
The country-bluegrass trio headline an evening of live music lit by battery powered lanterns, with a lineup that includes Crabtree-Mills, Rosemary Phelan and Peter Verity.

check out more events on Toronto.com..


it's so excited to know that more than 30 prominent Toronto businesses, including Eaton's Centre, Square One, & Hudson's Bay, will be turning off the lights for Earth Hour on March 29!!
Cineplex will dim their lobbies' lights in its 131 theatres across Canada.. Pearson Airport is the 1st airport in North America to sign up for Earth Hour, it plans on reducing lighting, heating & air conditioning in the terminals and suspending service on one of its LINK shuttle service trains..

Click here for a map of all businesses and organizations involved in Earth Hour