The final decision East Kootenay made a few days ago  may turn out not to be final after all. They are going to reopen the debate next month!
Now we definitely need the entry commented out as we have no idea what will happen.

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:54 PM Tim Parenti <tim@timtimeonline.com> wrote:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 at 10:23, Chris Walton via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
Paul,
Commenting out the new America/Cranbrook zone would be slightly unfair
for the people of East Kootenay Regional District because their
politicians have given us ample notice of their intentions.
However, I would totally understand if you wish to comment out the
entry for now.
I don't wish to be responsible for the inclusion of a zone if it ends
up not being required.

Since the planned divergence from America/Edmonton's current practice wouldn't be until 2027-03-14, nearly a year from now, we have quite some time yet to see whether the rest of America/Edmonton might join in and obviate the need for a new zone while still being able to get an update out with several months' leadtime if it is.

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Tim Parenti