Daylight saving time: B.C.'s Horgan to seek a co-ordinated Cascadia end to seasonal changes
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:59:22 +0000
WHITEHORSE — B.C. Premier John Horgan says he expects to discuss the possibility of abandoning seasonal time changes with Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and other U.S. politicians at meetings in Seattle this week.
Horgan says Washington, Oregon and California are considering eliminating the semi-annual clock adjustments but are dealing with federal and state hurdles that are causing delays.
He says he expects the B.C. government to introduce time-change legislation this fall but would prefer to make a permanent switch in co-ordination with Yukon and the western states.
Horgan says he and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver talked about the time-change issue and both favour a unified approach.
Horgan will be in Seattle Thursday to attend the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference, which brings together business, academic and government leaders to explore strategies for the region to explore and share competitive advantages.
A recent B.C. government survey saw more than 93 per cent of respondents or almost 225,000 people indicate their support for a permanent move to daylight time.
Horgan made the remarks while on his first official visit to Yukon. The premier is spending two full days on the road before returning to Victoria on Oct. 2.
Aside from the Yukon premier, Horgan will meet with Indigenous leaders, attend a business luncheon and tour a renewable-energy facility in the Whitehorse.
On Tuesday he travels to Lower Post, the most northerly B.C. community on the Alaska Highway, barely 10 kilometres south of the Yukon boundary. There he’ll meet with First Nations, tour a former residential school and take part in a community feast.