CANADA'S TIME ZONES

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*Is Labrador on Newfoundland time or Atlantic Time ?

Both. If you have a good map... Paradise River, and all communities south
of Cartwright, are on Nfld. Time. Cartwright, and everything north and
inland, is on Atlantic time.

NOTES

The Earth takes 24 hours to turn through 360 degrees. Divide 360 by 24 and you will get 15. There is a line of longitude every 15 degrees and the time zones follow, more or less, these meridians.

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Sir Sandford Fleming- Information

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On Nov 18, 1883, Standard Time was inaugurated in North America, starting with the Atlantic Zone

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Newfoundland’s unique time zone

Many people wonder why the Province of Newfoundland has a time zone that varies by the half hour rather than the standard one hour. While the system of Standard Time employs 24 meridians, and each are theoretically the centres of 24 Standard Time zones, some adjustments have been made to the time zones for the convenience of inhabitants that lie within the zones. Newfoundland, (but not Labrador), lies squarely in the eastern half of its time zone, exactly three and a half hours from Greenwich. The Newfoundland government attempted to bring the province into conformity with the other Atlantic provinces in 1963, but withdrew in the face of stiff public opposition. Other countries that operate on the half hour time difference are: Suriname, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, and Central Australia.

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Nunavut

Normally would have 3 time zones, but has opted to go with one- Central Time. They were on Central Daylight Time during the summer of 2000 and have decided to stay on daylight time during the winter of 2000-2001 which makes them the same as the Eastern Time Zone. In the continuing saga of time in Nunavut, two communities, Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay , will change their clocks in the spring and the fall. According to the NRC web site, Nunavut reverted to 3 time zones on April 1, 2001.