If you check our photo gallery, you can see that it was quite a sight and an inspiring event to be part of.  We were pleased to see our MP Peggy Nash, our MPP Cheri DiNovo and Councillor Bill Saundercook, along with the chairs of the Swansea Ratepayers and Bloor West Village Residents Associations all taking part,. 

In a lead up to the event, we had visited business owners in the Village and many responded to the spirit of the Hour by turning their lights down, or off. On our walk, we definitely spotted most restaurants in the area serving dinner and drinks by more candlelight than usual! And BIA Chair Paula McInerney, owner of McLellan’s Jewellers, along with former BIA Chair Alex Ling (owner of Ling’s Importers), handed out reusable BWV shopping bags to Earth Hour walk participants.

Through our collective efforts we demonstrated our commitment to the fight against climate change now and for the future.

Following the walk, there was some discussion regarding possible follow-up initiatives that we might pursue in Ward13. As a result, several of us are planning to meet on May 4^th to discuss the possibilities. If you would like to join us then, or just stay connected, contact Christopher Holcroft at Chris Holfcroft (at) yahoo.com or send us a message at world19.

Thanks again for helping make Earth Hour in our community a great event – together, we did make a difference!

Our photos of the event are posted here, and here's a great photo taken by one of the walkers (Jun Nogami) of one of his daughters.