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of downtown Calgary during the Earth Hour.
In the tiny community of Hartley Bay, members of the Gitga'at First Nation took Earth Hour seriously Saturday evening.
While in Victoria some diners ate by candlelight or turned off the television, for an unimpressive reduction in power consumption of 2.6 per cent, Hartley Bay managed 100 per cent.
"We are a community that is totally dependent on a diesel-run generator, so we didn't just turn out our lights, we decided to shut down the whole generator," said band councillor and school teacher Cam Hill.
It was pretty cold, but everyone toughed it out."
About 70 people, out of a population of 120, gathered in the cultural centre for snacks and to talk about why the power had been shut off.
"We are trying to educate the kids," Hill said.
"We want to teach them that the world is changing and the change is being caused by us, so it's up to us to do something to fix it."
Even though Hartley Bay is a small community it can lead by example, Hill said.
Generator fuel costs in Hartley Bay are $500,000 a year and, to be green, the community should move to a hydro system, Hill said.
"I think it's something we have to do to make sure the environment is going to be looked after, but that will cost between $6 million and $8 million and, so far, we've only secured about $1 million," said Hill, who is hoping for help from government.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
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