Bon Accord, a town in Central Alberta of about 1,500, has taken this to heart with their successful bid to become Canada's first official Dark Sky community. The International Dark Sky Association, located in Tucson, Arizona, established the Dark Sky Places conservation program in 2001 to combat light pollution. "So, they asked me, as someone who has been in the dark sky, to come and help celebrate." Order of Canada recipient and former astronaut Chris Hadfield was the keynote speaker at the launch of Canada's first Dark Sky place, Bon Accord. Three telescopes are set up in Bon Accord as the town celebrates becoming Canada's first Dark Sky community.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2016 03:00 UTC