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[-] Leather@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

It blows me away that we change the clock to meet corporate time tables vs having flexible work days.

[-] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

And not like it makes a damn difference anyways. It’s gonna be extra dark outside regardless of if we fuck with everyone’s schedule or not. One hour doesn’t make a significant difference in the amount of light we get in a day when we still just work for 8-9 hours of the day inside of a building.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes ago

Exactly. People tend to blame the winter darkness on the clock change but even if we didn't change our clocks, winter only gives us about 9 hours of sunlight during the shortest days of winter.

[-] Alpha71@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago
[-] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 19 points 9 hours ago

Very good! Changing the clock twice a year is an insanity people accept as normal, and that shouldn't be the case. Please let Ontario be next (I know of weak sauce Bill 214).

[-] TheDoctorDonna@piefed.ca 28 points 11 hours ago

I'm so excited for this. Even working from home I hate changing time cause it still messes with my sleep schedule and my cats feeding schedule.

[-] brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Nice! The world has been so shit for years now, I didn't expect this kind of bottom-of-the-list legislation to pass until like 2056. Glad someone cares enough to sweat the small stuff. I hope the other provinces follow suit. Last I heard, Ontario was in a deadlock because NY State didn't want to budge on it, but you know, elbows up!

[-] Unleaded8163@fedia.io 69 points 14 hours ago

The legeslation has been in place for years, but we held off because we didn't want to be out of sync with Washington, Oregon, and California.

From https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0013-000209:

Recent actions from the U.S. have shifted how B.C. approaches decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones.

Thanks Trump :D

[-] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 11 points 13 hours ago

Trump changing space-time

[-] Levi@lemmy.ca 75 points 14 hours ago

Cool, maybe the rest of Canada will follow?

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 hours ago

Yukon and Saskatchewan already don't change their clocks.

I work in BC and Yukon and I always have to check if we are on the same time or and hour difference because I can never remember.

Going forward BC and Yukon will always be on the same time.

[-] kahnclusions@lemmy.ca 17 points 11 hours ago

Ontario also has this law in place just waiting for Quebec and New York to make the move too.

[-] iamthetot@piefed.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

Please yes.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago

Holy crap YES!!!

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

Now I’m waiting for Australia to stick to one; then there won’t be a two hour staggered swing in time difference twice a year.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 41 points 14 hours ago

This Saskatchewan resident welcomes BC to the more sane way of life!

[-] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 13 hours ago

oh no, an update to tzdata coming

[-] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Servers that don't update = minor Y2K. But only for small websites/businesses/servers and that won't affect anything important. Who doesn't update their server for months, knowing this change is coming, right?

It should be fun!

[-] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 hour ago

It does happen every few months.

[-] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago

We are indeed living in interesting times…

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 27 points 14 hours ago

Come on, Oregon, do the thing.

[-] ElJefe@lemmy.ca 21 points 13 hours ago
[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 6 hours ago

...or is it about an hour from damn time? I can never remember.

[-] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca -5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Whyyyyy

I remember voting against the Daylight Savings removal here in Alberta when it came up because I don't understand why the only option when it comes to removing the swap is to make it permanent rather than not have it at all.

Like congrats, we're basically changing timezones.

[-] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

I'm partly with you. The sleep research is pretty clear, from my understanding, that, in winter, daylight time is worse for sleep and mental health than standard time.

But the research is also pretty clear that changing time zones is even worse, afaik.

So, according to the science on sleep and mental health, the ranking of the options is:

  1. Permanent Standard Time
  2. Permanent Daylight Time
  3. Changing to/from Daylight Time

But, on the other hand, there are also arguments for the social and economic benefits of having light to "do things" after work. I'm more inclined to think the sleep and mental health benefits of morning sunlight for resetting our collective circadian rhythms is more important, but I also accept that others disagree.

Regardless, this is better for almost everyone. Some businesses, airlines especially, will face some complications, but it won't be a big deal in the long run. Saskatchewan has been like this forever. It'll be fine.

[-] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Because one gives more light into the evenings and the other doesn’t… Can confirm you’re from Alberta 🤦‍♂️

Because it's better than changing timezones twice a year

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago

What if there was a standard time to move to? Wouldn't that be the standard?

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Daylight Savings Time, or Summer Time, is in use for 9 months of the year, and is thus the de facto standard. Daylight Wasting Time, or Winter Time, is only in use for 3 months of the year, which makes it the exception.

[-] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 13 points 14 hours ago

As a Saskatchewanian, I am so happy for BC!

[-] plaguesandbacon@lemmy.ca 11 points 14 hours ago

This makes me so happy!

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