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Originally Posted by Slava
I definitely get that, in the summer. But in January? There's a notable difference on the paths near my house all winter, let alone the mornings. I just can't see a reason not to stop changing the clocks at this point.
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Sure, it's going to depend on what kind of activities you do. I cross country ski, ice fish, hunt. Sometimes, with kids, and we like to just head out for the morning. Having it dark until 9am could be the difference between going and getting back for lunch, or having to pack a lunch, or dealing with hangry significant others.
Again, I'm not super passionate about either, I could make it work if we decide to not change the clocks.. Just so happens that my personal preference is more light earlier. I also haven't seen any compelling argument for keeping DST.
Also I understand this is a provincial question being tagged onto the municipal ballot, but what happens when the vote is to stay at DST, but other jurisdictions (Rest of Canada) vote to stay the course, are we now going to have a 2 hour time change from BC for half the year (Might suck when we play Seattle and Vancouver so much and their 8oclock starts are now 10pm),
Are we only 2 hours from Ontario during the winter months (That might be good for catching eastern games on tv!). Maybe my opinion would be different if the question had a caveat about only doing it if it was happening in other jurisdictions at the same time - maybe this should be a federal question?