On Thu, 3 Sept 2026 at 18:58, James Bellaire via tz <[email protected]> wrote:
> Perhaps RDEK will help resolve the issue by changing their decision during > their next board meeting. > After the vote in Golden, Councillor Wes Routley asked a supplemental question about communication "recognizing the schism…with the RDEK as far as time observance, …[and] perhaps informing any future decision that the [RDEK] Board might consider." Chief Administrative Officer Jeremy Denegar responded by pointing out "the RDEK actually made the same decision [regarding MST/UTC−7] at their first go at it" in March, then "rethought it. Who knows? They may rethink it again." While I suppose it's technically *possible*, I wouldn't necessarily hold out *too* much hope that a jurisdiction which has technically made its decision on the matter twice already would be overly eager to do so a third time… but I obviously can't speak to all of the local considerations at play. I can certainly reach out to our contact in Cranbrook and see whether or not they think there are any such murmurings in response to Golden's decision ahead of their next board meeting on Friday 11 September at 09:00 UTC−6, but such an inquiry would have to be "on background", mostly just informing Paul and myself of any local developments as we try to pin down the most sensible timing of our next release. FWIW, public reaction on the town's Facebook post announcing its decision is… mixed, at best, with over 440 comments at time of writing: https://www.facebook.com/townofgolden/posts/keeping-time-with-bc-at-last-nights-regular-open-council-meeting-town-council-de/1480037904156921/ Looking ahead, Columbia Shuswap Regional District now has posted its board agenda for next Thursday, 10 September, and Time Observance in Electoral Area A (also known as Rural Golden) is on the agenda as item 8.7. That meeting starts at 09:30 UTC−7 as it is in Salmon Arm, which observes BC time. Based on Area Director Karen Cathcart's comments in the Town of Golden's press release, we currently expect they'll align with Golden and not RDEK, as there was much concern from all corners of the discussion about creating a "checkerboard". -- Tim Parenti
