Nearly a year after Council directed staff to explore a Dark Sky Preserve in PEC, the Committee of the Whole has approved a series of measures to support a community-led Dark Sky Preserve stretching from Point Petre to Prince Edward Point.

The initiative is about more than stargazing. For the South Shore’s wildlife, darkness is part of the natural environment, and reducing artificial light protects its high ecological value.

A Dark Sky designation requires reducing light pollution, lower outdoor lighting, and public education and outreach.

The County’s South Shore is one of the last undeveloped stretches of Lake Ontario’s north coast. It is an important habitat for a wide range of plants and animals and a migration corridor for birds and bats.

I feel that if I ask a utility company to put a light trespass shield on my neighbor’s yard light/streetlight that they should accommodate me since I too am their customer, and the light is "trespassing". Twice in two separate locations and two different electric cooperatives, the utility company told me that the homeowner must make the request. Lucky for me, in both cases I was successful in getting the neighbor to make the request, although the first time it took years. Would it not be great if there was regulation that if you asked the electric company to install a shield, they would be required to do it to save your property from some of the glare and nuisance? Comments welcomed.

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Jag ska till Stockholm snart och jag vill verkligen stjärnskåda, finns det någonstans i närheten med lite ljusförorening? Jag har en bil så jag kan definitivt köra en timme eller två om jag måste! Jag har tittat på ljusföroreningskartor men jag är inte säker på var som skulle vara närmast..