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Old 03-02-2026, 04:46 PM   #741
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Summer will be one hour different (as it currently is), but winter we will be on the same time.
Huh, my wife says you’re right.
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Same as BC for 4 months. Same as Saskatchewan for 8 months.
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Old 03-02-2026, 07:07 PM   #744
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So next winter we will be two(2!) hours different from BC? I will have to eat lunch…..sometime.
We'll have the same time as BC, which I like.
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Old 03-02-2026, 07:34 PM   #745
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I like it. I despise the fall back time change.
No kidding, if you don't like dark in the morning just sleep in.
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Long summer nights are nice, but winter mornings would become very dark, and the sun wouldn't rise until 9:39 in Calgary. That's not natural. There are some significant concerns around health, sleep, and even the safety of kids walking to school.
Winter is a write off anyways.

We live in a desolate place humans never should have settled in year-round.

Start the work/school day an hour later. Pretty sure thats something the UCP would be on board with given that they're the rebellious teenagers of provincial governments.
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Not all of BC is following the change. Invermere etc will stay MST I believe
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Old 03-02-2026, 08:15 PM   #748
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If more of the country would agree to do this at the National level, I would be on board with this. Now that Saskatchewan and B.C. are both doing this its a bit more logical for Alberta to do the same. Back when the motion was tabled I voted against it at the time because not enough other jurisdictions were doing it.
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Old 03-02-2026, 08:32 PM   #749
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IIRC there is a particular area within Arizona that rejects daylight savings and a small island within it that implements it.

At least we haven't reached that level.

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Old 03-02-2026, 08:37 PM   #750
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It's going to suck watching the Flames out here when they are on eastern road trips, especially those stupid matinee games.
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It's going to suck watching the Flames out here when they are on eastern road trips, especially those stupid matinee games.
You prefer a 4:00 game over a 5:00 start?

Or 10:00/11:00 vs 11:00/12:00?
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You prefer a 4:00 game over a 5:00 start?

Or 10:00/11:00 vs 11:00/12:00?
I have a feeling that I might feel dumb in a minute because maybe I am thinking about this wrong.

But if everyone puts their clocks ahead next week but then in the autumn, everyone in the EST puts their clocks back an hour while BC doesn't, wouldn't that put BC +4 hours ahead of EST? So a 7 pm start out east would be a 3 pm start in BC? And a 12 pm game out east would be a 8 AM game in BC?

Bear with me, I have been pretty flaky lately.
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I have a feeling that I might feel dumb in a minute because maybe I am thinking about this wrong.

But if everyone puts their clocks ahead next week but then in the autumn, everyone in the EST puts their clocks back an hour while BC doesn't, wouldn't that put BC +4 hours ahead of EST? So a 7 pm start out east would be a 3 pm start in BC? And a 12 pm game out east would be a 8 AM game in BC?

Bear with me, I have been pretty flaky lately.
Sometimes it's simpler to just think about this in terms of UTC. BC is going to UTC-7. The eastern time zone is UTC-4 (summer) or UTC-5 (winter). So either two hours or three hours difference going forward.
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Sometimes it's simpler to just think about this in terms of UTC. BC is going to UTC-7. The eastern time zone is UTC-4 (summer) or UTC-5 (winter). So either two hours or three hours difference going forward.
Oh my god, I am stupid. lol. I was visualizing them being 3 hours earlier than later. Just bury me.
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Old 03-02-2026, 10:50 PM   #756
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You prefer a 4:00 game over a 5:00 start?

Or 10:00/11:00 vs 11:00/12:00?
Exactly, I've always thought of the mountain time zone as the sweet spot for sporting events.
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Old 03-03-2026, 12:51 AM   #757
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Exactly, I've always thought of the mountain time zone as the sweet spot for sporting events.
I still think it’s cool being in New York City or other places in the eastern time zone for sporting events. Monday Night Football starting at 8 PM is a lot of fun in local pubs and bars.
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If it were strictly based on longitude, Calgary would be in the Pacific time zone. It's basically got winter DST already, and double DST in summer.
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Oh my god, I am stupid. lol. I was visualizing them being 3 hours earlier than later. Just bury me.
Ita actually better for us. If a game day thread says 6pm it's 6 not 5pm. At least November to March. 8 always watch the game exactly 1 hour after game start so I can miss commercial breaks and intermission by skipping. I know it's not much less math but and subtracting to added math is a plus!
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