Spring Forward!

By 250 News

This could be you tomorrow morning, as  we  change the clocks ahead one hour tonight,  three weeks ahead of the norm, as most of B.C. moves to  Daylight  Savings. The exceptions to the  time change in B.C. are Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor , Dawson Creek and Creston.

This is  the first time we will spring forward  three weeks earlier than usual. 

The switch  was moved up to the second Sunday in March and extended to end on the  first Sunday in November as part of an American plan to save energy.  The thought being there is more daylight available in the early hours of the day, so  if we get up earlier,  we can put our day  "in sync" with  natural light,  preventing  the need to turn on the lights and in turn, reduce  our energy consumption.

This year, there is a  hitch, as  experts wonder if computers will  crash or  at the very least, provide a big headache because the operational programs  are older than the legislation  which brought about the  change, so it is likely your computer will need to be manually re-set, and all of your  appointments should be double checked  for accuracy.  

The Province says it has been working  to ensure a "seamless transition" of all  government  electronic  applications for tonights time change, and for the flip back in November  this year.

MSN  is offering a  Daylight Savings time support program, but the  fix many  not apply to those with older systems.  C heck with your software manufacturer to see if there is an  update available.

 We will  "Fall Back" on November 4th this year.

Here is the schedule for the next couple of years:

2008  -  Spring forward  March 9th, Fall Back  November 2

2009 -  Spring Forward March 8th, Fall back November 1

2010 - Spring Forward  March 14th, Fall Back November 7

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