On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 at 19:19, Tim Parenti <[email protected]> wrote:
> Paul and I have been in private communication with an RDEK staffer who > assures that their IT staff is looking into it. > Since the RDEK web issue appears to remain unresolved, I've attached a patch (0002) which cites CBC coverage of RDEK's recent decision instead. It cleans up a lot of the prior speculation while retaining the relevant discussion for historical purposes. While it still leaves Golden and CSRD Area A open, it will remain as a note within the "British Columbia" section of the northamerica file that this region of southeastern BC aligns with Alberta instead. > Golden and CSRD A need to independently formalize their decisions. > Neither Golden nor CSRD took up timekeeping at their respective meetings this week. Their next scheduled meetings are: - Golden Town Council: Tuesday 1 September, 19:00 UTC−6; Tuesday 22 September, 13:15 UTC−6 - CSRD Board of Directors: Thursday 10 September, 09:30 UTC−7 Worth noting that British Columbia holds province-wide general local elections on Saturday 17 October 2026, so hopefully both tackle this in September. -- Tim Parenti
From 3af089540e65fee1ed0797f3821d1b4f0051b5df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Parenti <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:57:56 -0400 Subject: Update commentary for southeastern British Columbia (Cranbrook) The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has formally adopted year-round -06 to remain aligned with Alberta's America/Edmonton. * northamerica: Document recent discussions and decisions, as well as the historical alignment of timekeeping in southeastern British Columbia with Alberta. --- northamerica | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 6d26fda..d605a3b 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -2070,23 +2070,32 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep # -07 - accurate and clear in itself, but makes BC look odd vs neighbors # PacT - straightforward but novel abbreviation for Pacific Time -# From Chris Walton (2026-03-15): -# The Regional District of East Kootenay is planning to move to year-round -# Mountain Standard Time (MST) on November 1, 2026.... -# https://www.rdek.bc.ca/news/entry/rdek_board_moves_to_transition_to_year_round_mountain_standard_time -# (2026-03-17): -# The final decision East Kootenay made a few days ago may turn out not to -# be final after all. They are going to reopen the debate next month! +# From Tim Parenti (2026-08-21): +# In the southeast of the province, the Regional District of East Kootenay +# (RDEK), Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Electoral Area A (Rural Golden), +# and the Town of Golden have all historically been aligned with neighboring +# Alberta and use America/Edmonton. +# +# Shortly after the BC provincial government announced its adoption of +# year-round -07, the RDEK Board of Directors on 2026-03-13 initially voted +# narrowly, 8–7, that it would fall back one last time to rejoin the rest of BC +# on -07 from November 2026. However, citing the rushed decision and lack of +# feedback from residents, Mayor Steve Fairbairn of Elkford used his power to +# ask the question be called a second time, remarking, “Pardon the pun, but +# this is not a time-sensitive issue,” and the initial decision was rescinded +# by the RDEK Board at its 2026-04-10 meeting. # https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-time-is-it-in-the-east-kootenay-debate-9.7132624 -# From Paul Eggert (2026-03-17): -# Mayor Steve Fairbairn of Elkford asked the question be called a second time, -# saying, “Pardon the pun, but this is not a time-sensitive issue.” -# For now, merely mention the potential change in these comments. -# If it happens it would likely affect clocks starting 2027-03-14 at 02:00. -# From Tim Parenti (2026-05-14): -# RDEK has historically been aligned with neighboring Alberta. With the latter -# now opting to stay on -06 year-round, if RDEK does not follow, it would -# require a new zone for the Cranbrook area. +# In the ensuing months, after Alberta announced and implemented its similar +# shift to “permanent DST” (see above), RDEK coordinated a public survey across +# all of the relevant BC communities. The survey found 89% of respondents in +# favor of ending seasonal time changes, with 66% of that group preferring to +# remain aligned with Alberta time on year-round -06 instead of the rest of BC. +# In line with those results, the RDEK Board adopted year-round -06 at its +# 2026-08-14 meeting. +# https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/east-kootenay-stops-changing-clocks-9.7308201 +# +# At time of writing, Golden and CSRD Area A are yet to formalize their own +# decisions. # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D -- 2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
