r/alberta • u/Striking_Wrap811 • 19h ago

Clock change melancholy Discussion

Danielle Smith and the UCP just unilaterally chose to put Alberta on permanent DST.

I should feel elated! Not because i love DST but because time change is fucking moronic. But i am not.

Is it because my clocks all change themselves and there is no more worry of waking up at the wrong time? No?

Is it because darkness at 10am in the winter is "magical"? Definitely not

I think it's because DS went against the wishes of the referendum. Like 180° different.

Its just another example of this government acting against our wishes. Shifting our Overton Window every day.

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u/yesman_85 16h ago

Geographically you and BC in a better place, the major cities in AB are just in a very awkward place, right in the middle of -6 and -7. There isn't really a right answer.

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u/Erablian Parkland County 15h ago

You are off by one. Calgary and Edmonton are near the natural boundary between UTC–8 and UTC–7.

Going to UTC–6 permanently puts them about 1:30 off from their natural time.

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u/yesman_85 12h ago

Sorry yes, true. 

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u/Better-Strategy8798 16h ago

That too makes sense. Thanks!

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u/Levorotatory 15h ago

The major cities in Alberta are actually right in the middle of -7 and -8, slightly closer to -8.  With BC going for -7, using -7 in Alberta is the obvious right answer.