Toronto Smog Hike

Smog, Climate Change and Energy

Where? Yonge Street . Starting at the bottom, walking north for 1,700 lamp posts.

1,700 people die every year from smog related illnesses in Toronto. Help us put a face to this number!

Sunday September 23rd 2007

Toronto Environmental Alliance & David Suzuki Foundation present

The Toronto Smog Hike!

Help us illustrate the number 1,700. Join us for a fun walk to raise awareness about the toll of smog in Toronto.

They'll be attaching 1,700 posters with individual messages from Torontonians about smog. Each lamp post will represent one annual death.

Join them for a couple of blocks, or a couple of days!

1700 posters • 1700 messages • 1700 lamp posts • 1 long hike

EVENT DETAILS:

1) Morning exhibit of all 1700 posters. Sunday September 23, 10 a.m. to noon. At the Harbour Square Park (foot of Bay Street, beside the Ferry Terminal). TTC - The Harbourfront LRT drops you right at the park! Get off at Ferry Docks stop.

2) The Smog Hike! Join us for a few blocks or a few days! We leave at noon on Sunday, and we'll keep hiking until we've postered 1700 lamp posts. Could take awhile....

LOOKING FOR THE HIKE? Send a txt msg that says "wair r u?" to 416-88-WATER anytime on Sunday or Monday.

http://www.torontoenvironment.org/smog_hike SUNDAY EVENING UPDATE: Today theye walked from the lake all the way to Finch Avenue!

They put up 1,150 messages. They're continuing Monday morning to put up the remaining 550.

Click here for a great news clip from Sunday's hike!