WHEREAS climate change is the biggest environmental threat to our planet and the Town of The Blue Mountains declared a Climate Emergency in 2019; and,
WHEREAS Earth Hour is an initiative organized by the World Wildlife Fund that began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 and has grown into a worldwide movement observed by more than 192 countries and over 1.3 billion people; and,
WHEREAS Earth Hour encourages individuals, businesses and governments around the world to turn off all non-essential lights for one hour on March 28, 2026, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time as a symbolic act of commitment to protecting our planet; and,
WHEREAS Earth Hour demonstrates that even small individual actions can have big impact by raising awareness and sparking global conversations about protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis and working together to shape a brighter future; and,
WHEREAS Earth Hour can help educate the community about the threat of climate change and highlight what individuals and businesses can do to make a difference every day, while encouraging households and businesses to turn off their lights as a symbolic statement that now is the time to take action; and,
WHEREAS the residents of the Town of The Blue Mountains can join communities around the world by spending 60 minutes doing something positive for our planet, whether it is picking up garbage at a park, cooking dinner with sustainable ingredients, planting a tree or gathering with friends and family for an Earth Hour activity, helping to create the Biggest Hour for Earth;
NOW THEREFORE I, Andrea Matrosovs, Mayor of the Town of The Blue Mountains, do hereby proclaim the hour between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. local time on March 28, 2026, as Earth Hour in the Town of The Blue Mountains and encourage residents to participate in this global initiative by turning off all non-essential lighting during this time as a demonstration of their commitment to finding solutions to climate change.
Local Events
Climate Action Now Network
Grace United Church
140 Bruce Street South
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Bonfire, hot chocolate, s'mores and star gazing