Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district grapples with permanent daylight saving time

With the B.C. government eliminating “fall back” clock adjustments, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools’ officials are examining student safety with anticipated darker mornings in the coming months.
Unlike others in the Pacific time zone, British Columbians will not set clocks an hour back on Saturday, Nov. 1, and at a Wednesday, Oct. 28 meeting, school trustees were informed about measures staff are taking, with “sunrise [occurring] after the start of the school day during portions of wint