Daylight savings

To remember which way to set their clocks, people often use the expression, “spring forward, fall back”. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday March 13.

Willett’s Daylight Saving plan caught the attention of Robert Pearce, a British Member of Parliament, and he introduced a bill to the House of Commons in February 1908. The beginning and end dates vary from one country to another. In a letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris, entitled “An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light,” Franklin simply suggested that Parisians could economize candle usage by getting people out of bed earlier in the morning. Although modern DST has only been used for about 100 years, ancient civilizations are known to have engaged in comparable practices thousands of years ago. According to the April 3, 1916, edition of the Manitoba Free Press, Daylight Saving Time in Regina “proved so popular that bylaw now brings it into effect automatically.” It is not known if he was aware that his idea had become a reality seven years before his death in a small town in Ontario. On April 23, 1914, Regina in Saskatchewan implemented DST. The cities of Winnipeg and Brandon in Manitoba did so on April 24, 1916. While Germany and Austria were the first countries to use DST in 1916, it is a little-known fact that a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years. However, the idea did not catch on globally until Germany introduced DST in 1916. Within a few weeks, the United Kingdom, France, and many other countries followed the idea. The first Daylight Saving Bill was drafted in 1909, presented to Parliament several times, and examined by a select committee. Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.

While the Province of B.C. has legislation allowing for abolishing standard time, people are still required to set their clocks an hour ahead before turning ...

The Yukon and parts of Saskatchewan have implemented permanent daylight saving time, meaning they won’t have to worry about “springing ahead.” The B.C. government laid out plans for permanent daylight saving time in 2019, but it is dependent on the U.S. states of California, Oregon and Washington also approving changes. “We’ve always said it makes sense for BC to stay aligned with our southern neighbours in WA, OR and CA. Once they get congressional approval, we’ll end the time changes here in BC for good.” Not all British Columbians are for permanent daylight saving time however. Daylight saving time will begin at 2 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, March 13 and will last until 2 a.m. Nov. 6. While the Province of B.C. has legislation allowing for abolishing standard time, people are still required to set their clocks an hour ahead before turning in tonight.

Most cell phones and electronic devices that are connected to the internet will update on their own, but some will need to be adjusted manually.