Salmo Valley Swimming Pool wins FortisBC Earth Hour challenge
By Nelson Daily Staff
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool edged out Princeton Exhibition Association in the FortisBC Challenge as millions throughout the world joined in to conserve power during Earth Hour Saturday.
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool nipped Princeton 26 percent to 22 percent.
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool is now entitled to $4000 in energy saving after earning the highest percentage of pledges. Pool organizers hope to upgrade water heating systems and lighting.
Copper Creek Country Store in Greenwood won the business challenge.
North Kootenay Community Services Society finshed fourth with 12 percent.
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth Hour has continued to grow, spreading across over 150 countries in more than 7,000 cities, towns and municipalities in its sixth year.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia with 2.2 million people turning their lights off for one hour.
Last year, more than 6,950 cities and towns in 152 countries and territories switched off.
According to the WWF, the City of Vancouver beat out 66 other cities around the world for the title of Global Earth Hour Capital.
A stat on the FortisBC website said participation in Earth Hour results in 5.77 megawatts drop in electricity consumption, the equivalent of switching off over 96,000 incandescent light bulbs (60 Watt).
