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B.C.’s move to end clock changes won’t be without complications
The new year-round Pacific time ends clock changes but raises sync issues with Mountain time areas and the U.S. border, affecting communities like Cranbrook and Point Roberts.
- On Monday, British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the province will adopt year-round Pacific daylight time, ending biannual clock changes after clocks move forward for a final time on Sunday.
- Because some areas already use Mountain time, including Cranbrook, B.C., East Kootenay local governments are pushing to stay on Mountain time to remain in sync with Alberta year-round.
- In Prince George, winter sunrises will be around 9:30 a.m., and Simon Yu advised 'stock up on Vitamin D and set plenty of alarms.' Many hockey parents already wake at 5 a.m. in darkness.
- Some residents welcomed a final decision, and Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Price said the council was surprised and wants talks 'to see if a change is wanted here and to make sure our approach is co-ordinated.
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Don't like B.C.'s new Pacific time zone? Local governments still have the power to set their own clocks
As B.C.'s provincial government does away with biannual time changes, the East Kootenay region will continue to spring forward and fall back with Alberta. And, the province says, other local governments can choose to set their own time zones, if they want to.
Ending seasonal time change could help business, but not enough for universal support – Energeticcity.ca
The sun rises over the mountain as a woman takes a walk in Vancouver, Monday, Jan. 18th, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — There are potential economic benefits to ending seasonal time changes, but not enough for British Columbia’s move to have drawn complete support from the business community. The province’s move to make daylight savings permanent, without co-ordination with neighbouring U.S. states, has led the…
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