On Thu, 3 Sept 2026 at 20:56, Tim Parenti <[email protected]> wrote:
> FWIW, public reaction on the town's Facebook post announcing its decision > is… mixed, at best, with over 440 comments at time of writing > The *Golden Star* published a related op-ed on the controversy last week: https://thegoldenstar.net/opinion/a-timely-wake-up-call/ On Thu, 10 Sept 2026 at 13:57, Tim Parenti <[email protected]> wrote: > It seems, then, that the Town of Golden is likely to revisit timekeeping > at its next meeting on Tuesday 22 September at 13:15 UTC−6 and may decide > to keep itself aligned with RDEK, Alberta, and America/Edmonton after all. > Indeed, an agenda for next Tuesday's town council meeting in Golden, BC was published today, and it seems there will at least be some further discussion on the topic of timekeeping: https://golden.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1433 Item 7.D deals with correspondence received in response to the council's 1 September decision to break from RDEK and Alberta's timekeeping and stay on year-round UTC−7 with the rest of BC. The summary counts "268 letters (393 pages) in opposition to decision, expressing concerns or requesting reconsideration" and "30 letters (42 pages) in support". Item 7.E deals with a formal petition that has been lodged requesting the council reconsider its 1 September decision, in which the petition coordinator reports that they had collected 2,395 signatures, beginning as quickly as the very next day. While some percentage were collected outside of Golden proper, it is worth noting that Statistics Canada puts Golden's population as of 2021 at 3,986. Together, the two items and their accompanying documentation comprise 656 pages of the 838-page agenda package for the meeting (!) -- Tim Parenti
