Uxbridge Information & Events

Earth Hour,  is set to take place on Saturday March 28th from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, when more than 2,000 cities around the globe will observe Earth Hour. In Ontario, the Provincial Government several municipalities and many corporations and individuals  will participate by turning off lights to reduce energy consumption and green house gas emissions.

EARTH HOUR
 "a symbolic event striving to raise global awareness
about energy conservation and climate change",

You can help by turning off lights and computers before leaving the office today for the weekend. You can also help by turning off everything you can at home for one hour on Saturday. While this may only be a symbolic gesture to some it heralds a new mindset on energy conservation to others.

Every Kilowatt Counts

For energy conservation tips and information on grants and incentives to save energy visit the Every Kilowat Counts web site. 

Electric Personality

There is even a section where children can check out their electric personality. The Kids Corner of the site is a great interactive site with games, videos and other information for kids to learn about electricity and electricity conservation.

The Earth In Your Hand

Put the Earth in the palm of your hand on the more serious side check out how climate change is affecting our wildlife by clicking on the image to the right.

Uxbridge Blugrass Concert to Support the ArtsCan Circle

Once again Silverbirch, a five piece Bluegrass band, hosts an evening of acoustic music at the Uxbridge Music Hall. 

In the past this fund raiser has provided funds to worthy causes such as The Stephan Lewis Foundation, The Cancer Society, The Uxbridge Youth Centre and other local causes.

This year's focus is on at risk youth in Canada's native communities with the funds raised being given to The ArtsCan Circle .

The ArtsCan Circle was inspired by the work of Mike Stevens, a multi-talented harmonica player who had been traveling to Native communities in Labrador, at his own expense, to share his music and distribute hundreds of harmonicas in an effort to help his young listeners discover music for themselves.

An independent, volunteer-run group the ArtsCan Circle is working to link creative artists with Native youth at risk in Canada. Their hope is to encourage self-esteem amongst Native youth in isolated communities through a cooperative exploration of the arts.

The ArtsCan Circle organizes on-going visits by musicians and artists who share their creative resources. Several volunteers have had the opportunity to travel to the two Innu communities of Nataushsish and Sheshatshiu in Labrador where Mike started this whole idea. Nataushish is the re-located Davis Inlet, a community widely recognized for its problems. The children truly appreciate the chance to make music and, at least for a little while, escape the troubles of their daily lives.

Individuals and organizations have responded to the work of The ArtsCan Circle by contributing musical instruments and financial donations. At this point, the instrument collection is overwhelming and the need is definitely financial. Money is required to fund trips to the villages and the transportation costs are significant. Although the musicians and artists donate their time, ArtsCan pays for airfare and ground transportation for the teams to distribute the instruments and run workshops for the kids. visit the ArstCan Circle website for more information

OTHER PERFORMERS INCLUDE

The Dnes Sisters,
a talented local trio from Uxbridge

Wendell Freguson

March 28th @ 7:30pm

TICKETS $15.00 each
Tickets available at The Blue Heron Book Store Uxbridge,
The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 170, Uxbridge.
StadamDesign or call Tom McCreight at 705-228-8426