Autumn seems to be settling in nicely across Canada. If you go out walking on one of these crisp evenings, you can hear the crunch of leaves beneath your feet, and the calls of the first flocks of geese making their way South.
Another sure sign that summer is coming to an end—the start of the fall fair season, with its gourds and corn and hay rides. Last weekend, Project Porchlight made our own cross-country trek; we headed to BC to recruit volunteers at the 16th annual Hudson’s Hope Fall Fair.
Our team received a very warm welcome from the fair staff. In fact, the very first volunteer we signed was none other than Fall Fair helper Deborah Peck. Melanie Guillet (pictured here) from the Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) also took the time to step away from her booth and offer her services. And Rosaleen Ward from the Hudson’s Hope Museum came by to tell us that their electricity bill has been cut in half since they switched to CFLs and started turning off their computer monitors at night. While she visited, she volunteered to pass out light bulbs in her neighbourhood.
In all, we rounded up 30 volunteers for our Hudson’s Bay and area campaign this autumn. Mayor Lenore Harwood helped us make that happen by arranging for some of the Junior Forest Wardens to deliver CFLs next month.
Thank you Mayor Harwood, and to everyone at the Fall Fair who helped make our day warm and bright. You sure took the chill off the cool Ontario weather we’ve been having lately!
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