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2- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 2, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Earth Hour became Family Hour for many residents Continued from page 1 Burlington, which reduced its energy consumption by 6.6 per cent. For many residents, Earth Hour became Family Hour. That's exactly how Oakville resident, Margie Swain, and son, Hunter, passed the time. "We had a late dinner, and played rummy by candlelight." Margie Swain "We had a late dinner, and played rummy by candlelight," said Swain. "We turned off the hockey game (the Leafs vs. Montreal) and by the time we turned the TV back on, it was over." While they didn't finish the game of rummy, Margie believes she was winning anyway. Over in Michael Wynn's neck of the woods, everyone was singing songs, and the kids were playing percussion instruments in the glimmer of candlelight and a flashlight. A few games of broken telephone were played, and the hour brought back many memories to Wynn of the blackout of 2003, which cut power to Ontario BOB FENWICK / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER BOB FENWICK / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ART IN THE DARK: Cousins Dominique Dupont-Salter, 11, (left) and Shannon Fenwick, 9, made bead crafts in the semi-darkness. and much of the northeastern United States. It also reminded him of the birth of his daughter -- she was born the following day on Aug. 15, 2003. Tiffany Davey was busy icing a birthday cake by candlelight for her daughter, who was turning two years old the next day. "It was a layered cake. One layer was chocolate, the other, vanilla," Davey said. Bob Fenwick's sister-in-law was in from Kingston, and the family celebrated her birthday a few weeks early. "It became a very familyfocused hour and a half," Fenwick WALK IN THE DARK: Sharon (with a battery-operated lantern) and Mike Clark (with a solar light) went for an evening walk. said. During the evening, his daughter and her cousin started making bead crafts, and "the joke was what the colours would look like in daylight. It was sort of random art." Another Oakville resident, Diane Gage, turned off the lights from 7-11 p.m. "We had fun. (My husband and I) organized a few neighbours to come over, and we had cold appetizers, cold beer and red wine." She also patrolled her street to make sure her neighbours were complying with the order of the day. See Candlelight page 3 Entertaining Ideas... e · exotic · urban · classic · contemporary *FREE INSTALLATIONS NEW! Includes Wine Cooler! $1099 Choice of Stains $1099 Made in Canada * For new Kitchen Quotations only D E S I G N MANUFACTURE INSTALLATION cabinetry solutions tailored to specific needs · down to earth prices · high-tech manufacturing with old world craftsmanship and attention to detail AYA KITCHENS OF OAKVILLE 1195 North Service Rd. W., Unit #1 & #2 905.847.1522 · Fax: 905.847.1951 e-mail: oakville@AyAkitchens.com www.AyAkitchens.com 217 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville Since 1953 www.swissinteriors.com PROUDLY SUPPORTING CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS 905.844.3530