On Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm, the world will turn off its lights for just one hour – Earth Hour – to show it’s possible to take action on climate change.

Switching off your lights is just one simple action that you can take to help make a difference and it sends a powerful message that we care about our planet.
Last year, Earth Hour was a huge success with over 4,600 cities, hundreds of landmarks and millions of people participating! In Canada more than half the adult population participated – over 10 million – in over 270 Canadian cities.

This year, the City of Nanaimo is continuing its support for raising awareness about what all of us can do, no matter how small, in saving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions in our community. Our everyday actions, like turning off unnecessary lights, add up to make a big difference. Individual action is also important because it sends a strong signal to business and government that Canadians want leadership from them too.

The City of Nanaimo will be participating in Earth Hour by challenging City staff to reduce energy consumption as much as possible during WWF Earth Hour on Saturday evening. Lights will be dimmed at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and the City Hall. Ornamental lights will be turned off at Maffeo Sutton Park, reminders will be sent to staff to participate at home and work, etc.

What can you do to make Earth Hour happen in Nanaimo?

1. Sign up / Build a Team
   Put together a small team of committed people and organizations to help plan how you can turn off the lights for one hour in your home or workplace.
2. Spread the Word about Earth Hour Check out our downloads section at wwf.ca/earthhour
3. Make every hour Earth Hour – Consider what else can be done within your home and workplace to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on the City’s Earth Hour events and how to participate, contact either Bruce Joiner, Energy Manager or Rob Lawrance, Environmental Planner.
You can also go to BC Hydro Earth Hour link.

Filed under: Events, Global Ford on March 22nd, 2011
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In case you’ve missed the updates, we have been uploading videos this week to show just how Simple and Easy any vehicle purchase can be. While we have tried to lighten all the talking with some good humor, there’s still some great information to be gleaned about our dealership and how we take care of our guests. Watch all of them below, and as any more are added we will pop them into the Simple and Easy playlist!

If you’d like to get a head start on your vehicle purchase process, you can get preapproved financing before arriving at the dealership here, or you can search through our online inventory here, or if you are just looking for some more videos, try our YouTube.com channel, or our list of videos in our blog here.

Filed under: Commercial, Events, Ford, Fun, Nanaimo, Sales, Video on January 19th, 2011
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Operation Nanaimo-Gram (from the Heart of Nanaimo to our Heroes in Afghanistan) is sponsored by the Vancouver Island Military Museum and the City of Nanaimo.

On June 1st, 2 flags and 7,000 greeting in 12 books left Nanaimo for the troops in Afghanistan.

They were distributed to all the Canadian troop bases, including Forward Operation Bases(FOBs)through the chaplains.

This flag has travelled over 24,000 km. and is signed by 100 “heroes”-Canadian Forces from Army, Navy and Air, from Privates to Captains.

This flag was raised at the Kandahar Air Base,and went out on missions in Chinook helicopters.

It will be on display at various locations around Nanaimo this Spring 2011.

Filed under: Events, Good News, Interesting, Nanaimo on January 18th, 2011
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For 20 years, the BCAA, BCIT, and B.C. Ford Dealers’ Student Auto Skills Competition has been celebrating the high level of skill among young, aspiring auto technicians. Designed to encourage careers in the automotive industry and cultivate talent, the annual competition creates an opportunity for students to receive recognition for outstanding ability and performance in the field of automotive mechanics.

Last year, over $18,000 in prizes and scholarships was awarded to the winning schools and students. Each student on the top three teams will receive a scholarship to BCIT’s Motive Power Program and an Automotive Retailers Association scholarship to the post secondary institution of their choice. The winning school’s automotive department will also be presented with a Ford Focus courtesy of MSA Ford, Abbotsford and Steve Marshall Ford, Nanaimo.

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Filed under: Events, Focus, Ford, Good News on January 12th, 2011
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Filed under: Events, Ford, Fun, Good News, Video on December 23rd, 2010
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