B.C. and Washington state have both passed legislation to eliminate seasonal clock changes, but until the U.S. Congress approves the change for western states, residents on both sides of the border will still have to B次元官网网址渇all backB次元官网网址� by an hour at 2 a.m. Nov. 1.
Since the issue was first raised more than 10 years ago, B.C. governments have been consistent that B.C., Yukon, Washington, Oregon and California need to have coordinated time for airline schedules and other key functions of their integrated economies. Daylight Saving Time is scheduled to return in March 2021 unless something changes south of the border.
The Peace River and East Kootenay regions of B.C. have long been on daylight saving time all year round, to facilitate trade with Alberta and B.C.B次元官网网址檚 legislation permits the province to follow suit.
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B.C. passed its law in the fall of 2019 and could go ahead on its own, while Washington and other states need the U.S. Congress to approve year-round time. Premier John Horgan has been pushing for the change, which is overwhelmingly popular with the public, but his discussions with state governors were pushed aside by the COVID-19 pandemic this spring.
Last asked about time changes in late February, Horgan noted B.C.B次元官网网址檚 legislation is in place and it is still his intention to make the switch.
B次元官网网址淏ut we also heard from British Columbians that they felt having the same time zone as our current neighbours, Washington, Oregon and California, was the best way to go,B次元官网网址� Horgan told reporters at the B.C. legislature Feb. 27. B次元官网网址淭he likelihood of Congressional approval of this is even less today that it was in the fall.B次元官网网址�
Washington and Oregon have passed state legislation and a majority of California voters supported going to Daylight Saving Time permanently. But The U.S. Congress has not approved the change, and CaliforniaB次元官网网址檚 Senate has also heard concerns about being out of step with Mexico.
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