Conversatives to repeal Daylight Savings Time in Alberta

[jammies]

Why has no one yet brought up the clear answer to all our sunlight issues: partnering with the Russians to put giant mirrors into space to keep the northern latitudes lit all thru the winter.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by flameswin

That's ridiculous. It must be really annoying for Queensland residents to have to reset their clocks every time the go get groceries in Deer Run, then set them back on their way home. They need to change this.

That's why the liquor store charges so much for ice, they know people will pay it just to avoid the hassle.

[T@T]

I like this idea.

There's a way to end seasonal clock confusion and eliminate jet lag.
All it would take is doing away with daylight saving and splitting the continental United States in two time zones: East and West, an hour apart.

In the Civil War era, every city in the country had its own local time based on the position of the sun. That was too confusing for train schedules, so the country moved to four time zones in 1883.
But we've evolved since then to an even more connected world. Now we all watch the same television channels and trade on the same stock market. Our lives are more integrated, and a more unified time system makes sense.
Allison Schrager, an economist and writer in New York, made the case for a change in an essay she published before we turned the clocks back in November. Here's how Schrager's plan would work: Eastern Time jumps onto Central Time, and Pacific Time becomes Mountain Time. That would give east coast states brighter mornings and west coast states sunnier evenings.

http://qz.com/142199/the-us-needs-to...ne-hour-apart/

[TurnedTheCorner]

I liked it in post 27 in this thread, too.

[T@T]

Oh no...my first "fata"

My pic was better though and not hidden

[Fuzz]

Link fixed,

https://www.alberta.ca/daylight-saving-time-engagement.aspx

Get your opinion in!

[Wormius]

Here is the direct link:



https://www.alberta.ca/daylight-savi...ngagement.aspx

[Fuzz]

Aww, crap, thanks! Stupid Google hijacking everything.

[Muta]

Voted. I want it gone, and summer hours year round. More sunlight in the evening, please.

[Ozy_Flame]

Didn't JK say this wasn't going to happen recently? Glad to see they actually care about our opinions, hopefully this survey will actually be used to GET RID OF daylight savings time. Hopefully it's also a case of JK saying one thing (on ideological grounds) and Albertans telling him another.

[Slava]

I heard that the last time people were surveyed (a couple years ago, likely in this thread?), 74% voted to get rid of the time changes, and a few groups basically didn't want it so they ignored the results and kept the time changes. Hopefully this is the end of the stupidity.

[Ozy_Flame]

If I remember correctly, organizations like the Oilers and Flames complained because of TV slot positions and all of that. I'm sure corporations will have their frustrations with any change.

[Resolute 14]

The aversion to clicking the New Thread button continues to baffle me.

Any way, my opinion on the matter remains unchanged. I would like to see it ended, but only on a national scale. Not piecemeal.

[getbak]

The Province asks for our feedback... Doesn't provide anywhere on the form to provide feedback. That pretty much says it all right there.

Since they didn't give me any way to give them my actual thoughts on this, I had to vote to keep things the way they are.



My opinion on this hasn't changed since this thread was originally started 6 years ago, or since the NDP discussed this 2 years ago... We should be aligned with the rest of North America. As long as everyone else switches, we should keep switching. If everyone else stops switching, we should stop switching. It doesn't make any sense to be out-of-step with the rest of the country/continent. That causes as many, if not more, problems than switching the clocks twice a year does.

Also, I don't think we should automatically default to Daylight time year-round if we do stop switching. If BC and the western States all decide to stay on Pacific Daylight time year-round, there's some logic in aligning with them and staying on Mountain Standard time.

If you look at a time zone map, most of Alberta should actually be in the Pacific time zone anyway. The dividing line between GMT-7 (Mountain) and GMT-8 (Pacific) is at 112.5°W, which is just west of Bassano.

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

If I remember correctly, organizations like the Oilers and Flames complained because of TV slot positions and all of that. I'm sure corporations will have their frustrations with any change.

Flames and Oilers were not in favor as were several large businesses. WestJet being among them IIRC as it messes with their scheduling if some places have DST and others do not.

Let's hope they keep things the way they are.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The aversion to clicking the New Thread button continues to baffle me.

Any way, my opinion on the matter remains unchanged. I would like to see it ended, but only on a national scale. Not piecemeal.

I knew you'd give me crap for it!

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Muta

Voted. I want it gone, and summer hours year round. More sunlight in the evening, please.

Apparently it's better for out bodies if we stick with winter hours.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6105945/b...time-reaction/

But Myriam Juda, a Simon Fraser University research associate in the Department of Psychology, says it’s much better for our health to stay on the time we set our clocks back to every fall.

“Our biological clock and circadian rhythm need morning light exposure,” she said. “If we don’t get light in the morning, our clock drifts to a later time so it gets harder and harder to wake up.”

Juda adds that sleep deprivation and disruption of circadian rhythm are both associated with health problems such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and depression.

“Not to mention fatigue and the risk of accidents that comes when you’re fatigued,” she added.

Juda and SFU professor Ralph Mistlberger have now written a letter to the premier’s office in support of permanent Standard Time.

The letter cautions that if DST is kept year-round, sunrise would be later in the winter, leading to 67 days with decreased exposure to morning sunlight compared to permanent Standard Time.

“If we are on permanent Daylight Saving Time, let’s say in December, the sun would only rise at 9 a.m.,” Juda said. “So we would not get enough morning light exposure.”

[Muta]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Apparently it's better for out bodies if we stick with winter hours.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6105945/b...time-reaction/

Meh. I prefer summer hours. I operate just fine during the summer, no sleep issues. And, it's my body damnit!

[bc-chris]

quote isn't working??


from getbak:

The Province asks for our feedback... Doesn't provide anywhere on the form to provide feedback. That pretty much says it all right there.

Since they didn't give me any way to give them my actual thoughts on this, I had to vote to keep things the way they are.



My opinion on this hasn't changed since this thread was originally started 6 years ago, or since the NDP discussed this 2 years ago... We should be aligned with the rest of North America. As long as everyone else switches, we should keep switching. If everyone else stops switching, we should stop switching. It doesn't make any sense to be out-of-step with the rest of the country/continent. That causes as many, if not more, problems than switching the clocks twice a year does.

Also, I don't think we should automatically default to Daylight time year-round if we do stop switching. If BC and the western States all decide to stay on Pacific Daylight time year-round, there's some logic in aligning with them and staying on Mountain Standard time.

If you look at a time zone map, most of Alberta should actually be in the Pacific time zone anyway. The dividing line between GMT-7 (Mountain) and GMT-8 (Pacific) is at 112.5°W, which is just west of Bassano.

we just had some online vote thing here in bc about this. but like getbak said above - all of north america has to be on board with this for it to make sense.
i know in bc the government said 'we need to wait and see what they do in the u.s.'

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Slava

I heard that the last time people were surveyed (a couple years ago, likely in this thread?), 74% voted to get rid of the time changes, and a few groups basically didn't want it so they ignored the results and kept the time changes. Hopefully this is the end of the stupidity.

I would love for one time all year round. don't care which time it is, just no more clock changing.

Saskatchewan seems to have suffered no ill effects. don't see why it would be a big deal if we do it before the Americans do.

and I don't care if the oilers and flames don't like it.