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March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.
March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, premier announces
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B.C. Premier David Eby and Attorney General Niki Sharma make an announcement on ending time changes.
The B.C. government says this Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks.
The province will be permanently adopting daylight time and the March 8 “spring forward” will be the last time change, Premier David Eby announced Monday.
Eby said residents will have eight months to prepare for Nov. 1, 2026, when the clocks would have been turned back one hour, but will now remain the same.
B.C.’s new time zone will be called “Pacific Time,” according to the province.
A report in 2019 for the B.C. government found that 93 per cent of respondents preferred year-round daylight time.
Of those who wanted year-round daylight time, three-quarters said it was due to health and wellness concerns.
More to come.
