Retro Suites Going Dark for Earth Hour 2010

For the second consecutive year, the Retro Suites Hotel will participate in Earth Hour, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) event focusing on the issue of climate change.

On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m., southwestern Ontario’s premier boutique hotel will take part in the global initiative by turning off all principal lighting and encouraging hotel guests to do the same in their suites.

“Earth Hour is an opportunity to demonstrate our continued commitment to reducing our impact on the environment,” said Ron Laroche, the hotel’s Marketing Director. “This event compliments our existing conservation efforts and illustrates how individual contributions can add up.”

In addition to powering down non-essential lighting, the Retro Suites and the Thames Art Gallery will host an open house with Jordan Broadworth, as the New York City artist wraps up his weeklong residency in the hotel’s storefront studio at 30½ Jahnke Street. The Chilled Cork Food Emporium and Wine Bar, the Retro Suites’ street level restaurant, will also offer a candlelit dining experience.

Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when 2 million residents turned off their lights. Last year, the WWF estimated that over one billion people participated in 80 countries.