From aedb557c7034c26480d0fc2755871bd6355ba6e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Parenti Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 23:00:56 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] Fort Nelson has been on MST since 2015-03-08. * northamerica (America/Fort_Nelson): New zone. * zone.tab, zone1970.tab (CA): New zone America/Fort_Nelson. * NEWS: Document this. --- NEWS | 4 ++++ northamerica | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ zone.tab | 1 + zone1970.tab | 1 + 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ead09c5..a3e9e10 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Fiji's 2016 fall-back transition is scheduled for January 17, not 24. (Thanks to Ken Rylander.) + Fort Nelson, British Columbia will not fall back on 2015-11-01. It has + effectively been on MST (-0700) since it advanced its clocks on 2015-03-08. + New zone America/Fort_Nelson. (Thanks to Matt Johnson.) + Changes affecting past time stamps Norfolk observed DST from 1974-10-27 02:00 to 1975-03-02 02:00. diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 660a920..7658a45 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -1826,6 +1826,22 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep # The transition dates (and times) are guesses. +# From Matt Johnson (2015-09-21): +# Fort Nelson, BC, Canada will cancel DST this year. So while previously they +# were aligned with America/Vancouver, they're now aligned with +# America/Dawson_Creek. +# http://www.northernrockies.ca/EN/meta/news/archives/2015/northern-rockies-time-change.html +# +# From Tim Parenti (2015-09-23): +# This requires a new zone for the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, +# America/Fort_Nelson. The resolution of 2014-12-08 was reached following a +# 2014-11-15 poll with nearly 75% support. Effectively, the municipality has +# been on MST (-0700) like Dawson Creek since it advanced its clocks on +# 2015-03-08. +# +# From Paul Eggert (2015-09-23): +# Shanks says Fort Nelson did not observe DST in 1946, unlike Vancouver. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D Rule Vanc 1918 only - Oct 27 2:00 0 S @@ -1844,6 +1860,12 @@ Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT 1884 -8:00 Canada P%sT 1947 -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1972 Aug 30 2:00 -7:00 - MST +Zone America/Fort_Nelson -8:10:47 - LMT 1884 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1946 + -8:00 - PST 1947 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1987 + -8:00 Canada P%sT 2015 Mar 8 2:00 + -7:00 - MST Zone America/Creston -7:46:04 - LMT 1884 -7:00 - MST 1916 Oct 1 -8:00 - PST 1918 Jun 2 diff --git a/zone.tab b/zone.tab index 381f245..935143f 100644 --- a/zone.tab +++ b/zone.tab @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ CA +6227-11421 America/Yellowknife Mountain Time - central Northwest Territories CA +682059-1334300 America/Inuvik Mountain Time - west Northwest Territories CA +4906-11631 America/Creston Mountain Standard Time - Creston, British Columbia CA +5946-12014 America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia +CA +5848-12242 America/Fort_Nelson Mountain Standard Time - Fort Nelson, British Columbia CA +4916-12307 America/Vancouver Pacific Time - west British Columbia CA +6043-13503 America/Whitehorse Pacific Time - south Yukon CA +6404-13925 America/Dawson Pacific Time - north Yukon diff --git a/zone1970.tab b/zone1970.tab index c9d31d9..1e1b7e7 100644 --- a/zone1970.tab +++ b/zone1970.tab @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ CA +6227-11421 America/Yellowknife Mountain Time - central Northwest Territories CA +682059-1334300 America/Inuvik Mountain Time - west Northwest Territories CA +4906-11631 America/Creston Mountain Standard Time - Creston, British Columbia CA +5946-12014 America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia +CA +5848-12242 America/Fort_Nelson Mountain Standard Time - Fort Nelson, British Columbia CA +4916-12307 America/Vancouver Pacific Time - west British Columbia CA +6043-13503 America/Whitehorse Pacific Time - south Yukon CA +6404-13925 America/Dawson Pacific Time - north Yukon -- 2.1.4