Many homes and businesses around the region are being encouraged to turn their lights off tonight.
Earth Hour is being celebrated from 8:30 to 9:30 PM.
It’s a global initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and start better habits of conserving energy all year long.
Officials say it’s as simple as turning off lights and the TV — even unplugging your appliances.
Hepworth Central Public School did its part yesterday.
The school went dark at 10:45 AM for 40 minutes as staff turned off lights in all classrooms and secondary rooms.
There’s also a Star Gazing event at Neustadt Lion’s Park tonight as part of Earth Hour celebrations.
In Collingwood and Wasaga Beach — many area restaurants are having candlelight dinners tonight .
The transit buses are also running later than normal in Collingwood tonight.
Instead of ending at 6 PM, Colltrans will extend its service till 11:30 PM in an effort to get reduce residents to park their vehicles and use public transit.