Thank you Paul. I am just thinking aloud... Alberta will have a referendum on October 19, 2026. There is a high probability that the Alberta government could add one or more daylight saving related questions. If the people of Alberta were to vote for year-round MST, then the government could theoretically eliminate the transition to MDT scheduled for March 14, 2027. It would be rushing things, but we have all seen worse. If all of this played out then Cranbrook would never become out of sync from Edmonton and the new America/Cranbrook zone would not technically be required. I wish I could tell you the future, but my crystal ball is uncooperative in these matters.
-chris On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM Paul Eggert <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2026-03-15 08:52, Chris Walton via tz wrote: > > > https://www.rdek.bc.ca/news/entry/rdek_board_moves_to_transition_to_year_round_mountain_standard_time > > Thanks for the heads-up. Although it was a close vote, I think unlikely > they'll reverse it as few like messing with the clocks twice a year. And > even less likely do I see the BC government overturning it, as the BC > government already said this sort of thing is OK. Proposed patch > attached. If we release 2026b and East Kootenay later says "never mind", > we can replace the patch with a backward link to the name of our > misguessed Zone. >
