[tz] Re: Initialism for Alberta Time (ABT) — UTC-6

[Stacey Lymer via tz]

I can confirm this to be true. British Columbia Time, Yukon already has
their own time, Saskatchewan for a long time, NWT my territory that I work
for is Northwest Territories time.


Stacey Lymer


On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM Doug Ewell via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:

> Daylight Saving Time wrote:
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> > We are recommending the use of the abbreviation 'ABT' as a convenient
> > way to refer to Alberta Time.
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> I have heard elsewhere, from a source in Canada, that “everyone has named
> their timezones off of their province or territory name.” So we may see
> more recommendations like this in the future.
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> Doug Ewell, CC, ALB | Lakewood, CO, US | ewellic.org
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