The following was an exchange I had with the local Cdn. Broadcasting Corp. outlet. greg
Hi Gregory, We occassionally add the Imperial equivalent as a courtesy to our older listeners. Thanks for listening. Bill Gerald Director of Radio CBC Saskatchewan >>> Gregory Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/06 9:40 AM >>> Dear Mr. Gerald, Why does CBC Saskatchewan continue to use precious air time to unnecessarily translate well known metric measurements into archaic Imperial measurements? (see below) I never heard snow or rainfall converted from the proper centimetre or millimetre on the CBC in any other province. Meteorologists have been using metric units for public weather forecasts for 25 years, you'd think that would be enough time for Saskatchewan to get used to them. If certain listeners to CBC radio are wilfully remaining ignorant of the modern world around them then that is their concern, not the CBC's. I associate the use of Imperial measures with the ignorant and unenlightened and these are certainly not two adjectives that I would want to use in association with the CBC. Everyone in Saskatchewan should know how many centimetres and millimetres there are in an inch and a foot and I'm sure (since mathematics is an important skill needed for agriculture) we all know how to multiply and divide. Meteorologists use the metric system to describe weather phenomena and thus it is only natural for the general public to hear these units. Otherwise an unwanted gap of knowledge is created between our scientists and the general public. Don't insult our intelligence and don't waste CBC airtime with these translations back to an outdated system. Sincerely, Gregory Peterson Saskatoon SK Canada. Winter has arrived all across Saskatchewan. As much as 15 centimetres or **six inches** of snow fell across the province Sunday, and it continues to come down Monday morning.
