DAVID WILLIAMS wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 DW> Around 1975, +/- a year or so. Canada did *not* follow suit, with
 DW> the  result that time-zone boundaries appeared along the border,
 DW> where they  don't normally exist. For example, Toronto, using EST,
 DW> was an hour  behind Buffalo, NY, which was on EDT. People here in
 DW> Toronto who  watched TV programs from Buffalo stations had to get
 DW> used to the hour's  difference in time. 

Saskatchewan is in the same time zone that I am (CT) and I don't believe
they observe Daylight Savings time. As one gets older, the body really
can't keep up.  It won't lower gas prices, either.

 DW> Maybe some people would like to see the earlier version of the
 DW> program,  which calculates the first Sunday in April and the last
 DW> Sunday in  October, which were, until last year, the dates when the
 DW> clocks  changed. In other parts of the world, maybe, this rule
 DW> still applies,  and it may apply here again if this experiment is
 DW> deemed a failure.  Note that the program says it applies to North
 DW> America, which was true  when it was written, but is *not* true
 DW> now. Note also that it's a bit  longer than the new one. That's
 DW> because, in any year, March and  November start on the same day of
 DW> the week, which simplifies the  calculation according to the new
 DW> rule. April and October start on  different days, so the old
 DW> calculation was a bit more difficult.    
 DW>                         dow 

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Regards,

Roger 
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