Following a public survey on time observance in the southeast corner of B.C., the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is expected to make a decision on the matter this Friday (August 14).

Over 14,000 survey responses were received and showed a strong majority (89%) of respondents would like to stop the semi-annual time changes and stay on a single time all year.

Further, 66% of respondents indicated a preference for Daylight Saving Time.

“I am pleased to see such strong participation in the survey as we know this is an issue that people are passionate about,” said RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay. “I want to thank everyone who took the time to participate and look forward to the Board’s discussion at our meeting next week.”

Once a decision is made by the RDEK Board, it will be shared with the participating local governments within the RDEK. It will also be shared with Golden and CSRD (Area A) as they will need to establish their time observance independently.

The province will be notified of the decision and requested to undertake any implementation that may be required.

The meetings will be livestreamed via Zoom and the Time Zone Observance will be discussed at the Governance and Regional Services Meeting on Thursday, August 13 at 2:45 p.m. with the final discussion and decision to be made at the Board Meeting on Friday starting at 9 a.m.

Links for the livestream, the survey summary and Request for Decision including supplemental information can be found on the Agendas & Minutes page on the RDEK’s website: www.rdek.bc.ca.

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