Brighter Nights™: Shining a Light on Safety in Toronto Communities

Media Advisory - community event in the College and Spadina area

TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Residents in communities across the city are working with Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro"), City of Toronto Community Crisis Response Program (CCRP) and local volunteers to brighten the night by installing energy efficient light bulbs. This year, approximately 650 bulbs have been installed in communities across the city.  Today's event will be held in the historic area called "Hydro Block".

WHO:	Toronto Hydro, City of Toronto Community Crisis Response Program and local volunteers, including youth and residents.
WHAT:	Toronto Hydro representatives and local volunteers will be canvassing the neighbourhood called "Hydro Block". Volunteers expect to install about 250 light bulbs.
WHEN:	Friday, August 9, 2013 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
WHERE:	6 Henry Street (at the corner of Baldwin St. Access on the south side of College St., one street east of Beverly St., west of McCaul St.)
WHY:	The Brighter Nights program responds to safety concerns in vulnerable neighbourhoods and helps make them brighter and safer, by installing compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and encouraging residents to leave them on overnight. CFL bulbs left on between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. cost about a penny a day because they use 75 per cent less electricity* than standard incandescent bulbs.
	The Brighter Nights program is a community based response to safety concerns. This community outreach program aligns safety with energy efficiency by focusing on how valuable lighting can be to our communities.  More info on this program can be found at torontohydro.com/brighternights

*Natural Resources Canada

Image with caption: "2012 Brighter Nights(TM) highlights. (CNW Group/Toronto Hydro Corporation)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130809_C5051_PHOTO_EN_29749.jpg

SOURCE: Toronto Hydro Corporation

Tanya Bruckmueller, Toronto Hydro-Electric System
[email protected]
W: 416-542-2621
C: 416-903-0440

Andrea Corkum, Toronto Hydro-Electric System
[email protected]
C: 416-903-0843 (onsite)