THUNDER BAY – It’s a pain for some and a boon to others, but lovers and haters of daylight saving time alike will be setting their clocks forward Sunday in Ontario.
Clocks across most of Canada will move forward by an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning with the arrival of daylight saving time.
Clocks will be set back again on Nov. 7.
The occasion also provides a good reminder to change batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fire services say.
Not all Canadians will join in the bi-annual tradition – the Yukon moved to permanent daylight saving time last year, the first North American jurisdiction to do so in a quarter century.
Most of Saskatchewan and some parts of B.C. also skip the change, as does the town of Atikokan.
Several provinces and states, including Ontario, have recently taken steps toward permanent daylight saving time. None have yet committed.
Ontario’s legislature passed a bill to move to permanent daylight saving time last year, but the change won’t take effect unless the neighbouring jurisdictions of Quebec and New York State also get on board.
Note: An earlier version of this story did not include Atikokan and Saskatchewan among the jurisdictions that observe daylight saving time all year. Tbnewswatch apologizes for the oversight.
