Kenora asks province to end clock changes

By Pam Fedack, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kenora Miner & News Kenora’s City Council is asking Ontario to let the city remain on daylight saving time year-round alongside Manitoba, but approval before the Nov. 1 clock change remains uncertain. At a special meeting held on Oct. 9, council passed a resolution urging the province to amend the Time Act so Kenora and other Northwestern Ontario communities in the Central Time Zone can stop changing their clocks. The request is conditional on a majority of municipalities and First Nations communities in the region agreeing to the same approach. During the meeting, Mayor Andrew Poirier cautioned that the decision ultimately rests with the province. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it that it’s a done deal because I don’t know if it is…

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