Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight, to reflect daylight savings which takes place at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday November 4th.
Some interesting facts about day light savings time
- Originally designed to be an energy savings process by giving more daylight hours in the evening during summer months and reducing the need for lights and heating
- The first country to adopt DST was Germany in 1916
- It was used sporadically and inconsistantly throughout various cities and regions in Canada as far back as 1914 but only introduced across the country in 1966, when Canada followed the lead of the U.S. and adopted their Uniform Time Act
- Only about 40% of countries in the world use DST, with many of the non-users living near the equator where sunrises and sunsets are relatively consistant
- There is little consequence to those living in polar regions, as the sunrises and sunsets are dramatically different during the two seasons
- It seems that sports, retailing and tourism gain the most benefit from DST
- In Canada, the province of Saskatchewan stays on DST permanently
- Autumn clock adjustments have you putting the clock back to what would be the standard time
- Many people have difficulty adjusting to even just a one hour time change, and pets and small children are prone to not fitting in to new time schedules.
- There are continuous debates about DST, with some opposing having it at all, some for maintaining the status quo, and some saying we should stay on it at all times
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