Spring forward on Sunday? Try 'winter forward'
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 7:03 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/03/05/daylight-time.html
As of this weekend, Canadians resetting their clocks will have to remember a new saying: "Winter forward, fall back."
Canadians won't be "springing forward" in the spring anymore, because provincial and territorial governments have opted to go along with the United States in 2007, starting daylight time three weeks earlier than previously.
For the parts of Canada that observe daylight time, clocks have traditionally gone forward one hour in early April, just after the start of spring.
In 2007, the change will occur in the early hours of Sunday, March 11 ― still in the dying days of winter.
Each observing province officially changes its clocks at 2 a.m., except for Newfoundland and Labrador, which moves ahead at one minute past midnight local time.
Intended as energy-saving measure
The change was made south of the border under the American Energy Policy Act, first signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005.
Among other things, the act provides tax credits for Americans who purchase fuel-efficient cars and energy-saving appliances.
The part of the act that affects Canadians is the legislated change in daylight time, a move meant to save energy on the assumption that people won't use their lights as much if the sky doesn't darken until later in the day.
Since time management falls within provincial jurisdiction, each Canadian province and territory made its own decision whether to go along with the U.S. change.
Saskatchewan does not change its clocks seasonally; nor do some parts of B.C., Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec.
'Smart move for businesses'
Whether the change will result in energy savings is still being debated, but that's not why Canada is changing daylight time at the same time as the U.S.
"It's a smart move for businesses like tourism, travel and telecommunications, and means we will be in sync with much of the country and our biggest trade partner ― the United States," B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal said in a news release as he announced his province would observe the altered time-change schedule.
Provincial and territorial officials across the country generally agreed that being out of sync with the U.S. could be disastrous.
"Not changing would likely result in difficulties for our agricultural and fisheries producers, causing transportation, shipping and border difficulties," Ontario Justice Minister Murray Scott said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 7:03 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/03/05/daylight-time.html
As of this weekend, Canadians resetting their clocks will have to remember a new saying: "Winter forward, fall back."
Canadians won't be "springing forward" in the spring anymore, because provincial and territorial governments have opted to go along with the United States in 2007, starting daylight time three weeks earlier than previously.
For the parts of Canada that observe daylight time, clocks have traditionally gone forward one hour in early April, just after the start of spring.
In 2007, the change will occur in the early hours of Sunday, March 11 ― still in the dying days of winter.
Each observing province officially changes its clocks at 2 a.m., except for Newfoundland and Labrador, which moves ahead at one minute past midnight local time.
Intended as energy-saving measure
The change was made south of the border under the American Energy Policy Act, first signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005.
Among other things, the act provides tax credits for Americans who purchase fuel-efficient cars and energy-saving appliances.
The part of the act that affects Canadians is the legislated change in daylight time, a move meant to save energy on the assumption that people won't use their lights as much if the sky doesn't darken until later in the day.
Since time management falls within provincial jurisdiction, each Canadian province and territory made its own decision whether to go along with the U.S. change.
Saskatchewan does not change its clocks seasonally; nor do some parts of B.C., Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec.
'Smart move for businesses'
Whether the change will result in energy savings is still being debated, but that's not why Canada is changing daylight time at the same time as the U.S.
"It's a smart move for businesses like tourism, travel and telecommunications, and means we will be in sync with much of the country and our biggest trade partner ― the United States," B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal said in a news release as he announced his province would observe the altered time-change schedule.
Provincial and territorial officials across the country generally agreed that being out of sync with the U.S. could be disastrous.
"Not changing would likely result in difficulties for our agricultural and fisheries producers, causing transportation, shipping and border difficulties," Ontario Justice Minister Murray Scott said.
