Technolandy

Day 117 (of 2025/26) finally… only one more clock change in our province!

BC Government finally made a move on its own… after years (and years) of saying we were ready when our neighbours were (specifically Alberta and washington), we are going on our own – a final changing of the clock and then we are aligned with other regions like Saskatchewan and arizona that have long stopped blaming the clock change for (documented)

• Sleep disruption and deprivation
• the documented 10% increase in cardiac events after changes…
• The irritability that the sleep shift occurs (especially to elderly and teens) 
• The food demands of young people and pets who are conditioned to a particular time regardless of what the clock says
• Traffic accidents (6% rise in accidents and pedestrian accidents 3x more likely – especially after 6pm in the fall)
• Shift workers already irregular schedules exacerbate chronic fatigues… 

Other things that are bad about DST: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/7-things-to-know-about-daylight-saving-time

Instead BC is adopting a permanent clock setting: https://globalnews.ca/news/11713160/bc-david-eby-niki-sharma-announcement-time/

So yes, for awhile we will be out of synch with our neighbours to the south for part of the year… and in synch with those on “Mountain time” (key phrasing entrenched in my memory via CBC Radio); our cicadian rhythms may have gotten use to the switch (though I don’t recall any issues shared by Saskatchewan nor Arizona…); and I’m not looking forward to the adjustments I will have to make for my sports viewing habits (first world problems, am I right?)

So for the last time… some recommendations to mitigate the time change that I really wish was at least better aligned with school district spring breaks so that the adjustment time would not be part of the work week…

• Gradually adjust your sleep and wake times. Shift your bedtime 15 to 20 minutes earlier each night for a few nights before the time change.
• Set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday evening, March 7, and go to bed at your normal bedtime.
• Head outside for some early morning sunlight Sunday morning. Exposure to sunlight will help regulate your morning routine.
• Get plenty of sleep on Sunday night to ensure you’re rested and ready for the week.  Wait, people sleep on sunday nights?!? Haha for most of my career, sundays are my least-slept night!

Sometimes you gotta be first and wait for others to be the first followers (great leadership video: https://youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ?si=BRh_LPgiTCAlWCS_

So glad this is my last blog about the problems linked with clock time changes!