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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)northamerica 8.10
+# @(#)northamerica 8.15
# <pre>
# also includes Central America and the Caribbean
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ Zone America/New_York -4:56:02 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:03:58
# "bar time" in the state corresponds to 02:00, a number of citations
# are issued for the "sale of class 'B' alcohol after prohibited
# hours" within the deviated hour of this change every year....
+#
+# From Douglas R. Bomberg (2007-03-12):
+# Wisconsin has enacted (nearly eleventh-hour) legislation to get WI
+# Statue 175 closer in synch with the US Congress' intent....
+# http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act3.pdf
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Chicago 1920 only - Jun 13 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -583,6 +588,11 @@ Zone America/Boise -7:44:49 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:15:11
# clocks twice that night, but this obviously is in error. The intent
# is that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT.
+# From Gwillim Law (2007-02-10):
+# The Associated Press has been reporting that Pulaski County, Indiana is
+# going to switch from Central to Eastern Time on March 11, 2007....
+# http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070207/LOCAL190108/702070524/0/LOCAL
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Indianapolis 1941 only - Jun 22 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Indianapolis 1941 1954 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
@@ -618,7 +628,7 @@ Zone America/Indiana/Marengo -5:45:23 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:37
-5:00 - EST 2006
-5:00 US E%sT
#
-# Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Perry, and Pulaski Counties, Indiana,
+# Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, and Perry Counties, Indiana,
# switched from eastern to central time in April 2006.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Vincennes 1946 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -676,6 +686,23 @@ Zone America/Indiana/Knox -5:46:30 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:13:30
-5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00
-6:00 US C%sT
#
+# Pulaski County, Indiana, switched from eastern to central time in
+# April 2006 and then switched back in March 2007.
+# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
+Rule Pulaski 1946 1960 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule Pulaski 1946 1954 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
+Rule Pulaski 1955 1956 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
+Rule Pulaski 1957 1960 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
+# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
+Zone America/Indiana/Winamac -5:46:25 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:13:35
+ -6:00 US C%sT 1946
+ -6:00 Pulaski C%sT 1961 Apr 30 2:00
+ -5:00 - EST 1969
+ -5:00 US E%sT 1971
+ -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00
+ -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Mar 11 2:00
+ -5:00 US E%sT
+#
# Switzerland County, Indiana, did not observe DST from 1973 through 2005.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Indiana/Vevay -5:40:16 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:19:44
@@ -894,18 +921,17 @@ Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 1885 Sep 18 12:00
# Unless otherwise specified, the data for Canada are all from Shanks
# & Pottenger.
-# From Chris Walton (2006-04-01):
+# From Chris Walton (2006-04-01, 2006-04-25, 2006-06-26, 2007-01-31,
+# 2007-03-01):
# The British Columbia government announced yesterday that it will
# adjust daylight savings next year to align with changes in the
# U.S. and the rest of Canada....
# http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2006AG0014-000330.htm
-
-# From Chris Walton (2006-04-25):
+# ...
+# Nova Scotia
# Daylight saving time will be extended by four weeks starting in 2007....
-# Here is a news release which was issued today by the Nova Scotia government:
-# http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20060425004
-
-# From Chris Walton (2006-06-26):
+# http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/rg2/2006/ma1206.pdf
+#
# [For New Brunswick] the new legislation dictates that the time change is to
# be done at 02:00 instead of 00:01.
# http://www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/BBA-2006/Chap-19.pdf
@@ -915,16 +941,18 @@ Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 1885 Sep 18 12:00
# http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/o030e.php
# ...
# [Alberta, Ontario, Quebec] will follow US rules.
-# http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/Acts/2006CH03_UNPR.cfm?frm_isbn=0779744934
+# http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/spring/CH03_06.CFM
# http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Source/Regs/English/2006/R06111_e.htm
-# http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/37legislature2/Projets-loi/Publics/06-a002.htm
+# http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=5&file=2006C39A.PDF
# ...
-# P.E.I. will follow US rules. The new legislation is not law yet.
-# It passed first reading on April 20....
-# http://www.assembly.pe.ca/bills/pdf_first/62/3/bill-101.pdf
+# P.E.I. will follow US rules....
+# http://www.assembly.pe.ca/bills/pdf_chapter/62/3/chapter-41.pdf
# ...
-# Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.... The change is being considered.
-# http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/mpa/0331n01.htm
+# Province of Newfoundland and Labrador....
+# http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/bills/Bill0634.htm
+# ...
+# Yukon
+# http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic2006_127.pdf
# ...
# N.W.T. will follow US rules. Whoever maintains the government web site
# does not seem to believe in bookmarks. To see the news release, click the
@@ -932,8 +960,10 @@ Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 1885 Sep 18 12:00
# "Daylight Savings Time Change" link; it will fire off a popup using
# JavaScript.
# http://www.exec.gov.nt.ca/currentnews/currentPR.asp?mode=archive
-
-
+# ...
+# Nunavut
+# An amendment to the Interpretation Act was registered on February 19/2007....
+# http://action.attavik.ca/home/justice-gn/attach/2007/gaz02part2.pdf
# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25):
# H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map
@@ -1100,11 +1130,11 @@ Zone America/Glace_Bay -3:59:48 - LMT 1902 Jun 15
# New Brunswick
-# From Paul Eggert (2006-01-20):
-# New Brunswick's Time Definition Act
-# <http://www.gnb.ca/0062/PDF-acts/t-06.pdf> says they change at 00:01, and
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-01-31):
+# The Time Definition Act <http://www.gnb.ca/0062/PDF-acts/t-06.pdf>
+# says they changed at 00:01 through 2006, and
# <http://www.canlii.org/nb/laws/sta/t-6/20030127/whole.html> makes it
-# clear that this has been the case since at least 1993.
+# clear that this was the case since at least 1993.
# For now, assume it started in 1993.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
@@ -1676,9 +1706,23 @@ Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT 1884
# For lack of better information, assume that Southampton Island observed
# daylight saving only during wartime.
-# From Chris Walton (2006-07-19):
-# The government of Yukon Territory ... recently announced it will extend
-# daylight saving in 2007.... http://www.gov.yk.ca/news/2006/06-164.html
+# From Chris Walton (2007-03-01):
+# ... the community of Resolute (located on Cornwallis Island in
+# Nunavut) moved from Central Time to Eastern Time last November.
+# Basically the community did not change its clocks at the end of
+# daylight saving....
+# http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2006-11/nov13_06none.html
+
+# From Chris Walton (2007-03-14):
+# Today I phoned the "hamlet office" to find out what Resolute was doing with
+# its clocks.
+#
+# The individual that answered the phone confirmed that the clocks did not
+# move at the end of daylight saving on October 29/2006. He also told me that
+# the clocks did not move this past weekend (March 11/2007)....
+#
+# America/Resolute should use the "Canada" Rule up to October 29/2006.
+# After that it should be fixed on Eastern Standard Time until further notice.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule NT_YK 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -1694,33 +1738,39 @@ Rule NT_YK 1980 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule NT_YK 1980 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule NT_YK 1987 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone America/Pangnirtung -4:22:56 - LMT 1884
+# aka Panniqtuuq
+Zone America/Pangnirtung 0 - zzz 1921 # trading post est.
-4:00 NT_YK A%sT 1995 Apr Sun>=1 2:00
-5:00 Canada E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00
-6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
-5:00 Canada E%sT
-Zone America/Iqaluit -4:33:52 - LMT 1884 # Frobisher Bay before 1987
+# formerly Frobisher Bay
+Zone America/Iqaluit 0 - zzz 1942 Aug # Frobisher Bay est.
-5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00
-6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
-5:00 Canada E%sT
-# Now subsumed by America/Atikokan.
-#Zone America/Coral_Harbour -5:32:40 - LMT 1884
-# -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1946
-# -5:00 - EST
-Zone America/Rankin_Inlet -6:08:20 - LMT 1884
+# aka Qausuittuq
+Zone America/Resolute 0 - zzz 1947 Aug 31 # Resolute founded
+ -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
+ -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00
+ -6:00 Canada C%sT 2006 Oct 29 2:00
+ -5:00 - EST
+# aka Kangiqiniq
+Zone America/Rankin_Inlet 0 - zzz 1957 # Rankin Inlet founded
-6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
-5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00
-6:00 Canada C%sT
-Zone America/Cambridge_Bay -7:00:20 - LMT 1884
+# aka Iqaluktuuttiaq
+Zone America/Cambridge_Bay 0 - zzz 1920 # trading post est.?
-7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00
-6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
-5:00 - EST 2000 Nov 5 0:00
-6:00 - CST 2001 Apr 1 3:00
-7:00 Canada M%sT
-Zone America/Yellowknife -7:37:24 - LMT 1884
+Zone America/Yellowknife 0 - zzz 1935 # Yellowknife founded?
-7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980
-7:00 Canada M%sT
-Zone America/Inuvik -8:54:52 - LMT 1884
+Zone America/Inuvik 0 - zzz 1953 # Inuvik founded
-8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00
-7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980
-7:00 Canada M%sT
@@ -1997,13 +2047,19 @@ Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
-4:00 - AST
# Bahamas
+#
+# From Sue Williams (2006-12-07):
+# The Bahamas announced about a month ago that they plan to change their DST
+# rules to sync with the U.S. starting in 2007....
+# http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=10412
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Bahamas 1964 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
+Rule Bahamas 1964 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule Bahamas 1964 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
-Rule Bahamas 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Nassau -5:09:24 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
- -5:00 Bahamas E%sT
+ -5:00 Bahamas E%sT 1976
+ -5:00 US E%sT
# Barbados
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
@@ -2104,6 +2160,12 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose
# watches should be set back one hour -- going back to 00:00 hours -- returning
# to the normal schedule....
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-02):
+# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html, dated yesterday,
+# says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10.
+# For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules,
+# except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 1928 only - Oct 10 0:00 0 S
@@ -2133,8 +2195,10 @@ Rule Cuba 1996 only - Oct 6 0:00s 0 S
Rule Cuba 1997 only - Oct 12 0:00s 0 S
Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
-Rule Cuba 2000 max - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
+Rule Cuba 2000 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D
+Rule Cuba 2006 only - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
+Rule Cuba 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
+Rule Cuba 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 0:00s 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890