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DAR R E L L N E SBIT T / CR O SSR O ADS T H IS W E E K The tall stalks of corn seen growing in fields within the area are planted for a variety of different reasons, however Trevor and Nancy Woychyshyn of Oakburn are among the cattle producers to simply use it as a meal for their beef cattle in the fall and winter months, allowing animals to free range in the stands. Other producers opt to put up as silage or combine the stalks, marketing their corn for various uses.
The tim e it is a changin’ R em em ber to setyour clocks ba ck this Sun da y, N ov. 3 a s D a ylightSa vin gs Tim e com es to a n en d for the yea r RYAN N ES BITT Cro ssro a d s This W e e k
The times they are a changing... well, your clocks specifically, as Manitoba observes the annual time change this Sunday, Nov. 3. Daylight Savings Time (DST) will end at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday,
moving our clocks back one hour. A controversial subject, the practice of advancing clocks during warmer months makes it so that darkness falls at a later time in the day. Canada began using DST during WWI to help increase production through longer daylight
hours, but stopped after the war. The country moved to DST for good during WWII, a necessity to help lower energy usage and fuel consumption. The annual change lasts for a total of 240 days each time, and has been practised for 116 years. Port Arthur, ON was the first city
in the world to enact DST, on July 1, 1908. Studies on sleep health have led researchers to recommend a yearround standard time as the preferred option for public health and safety, with many suggesting a permanent move to Daylight Savings Time for all.
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Many governments across North America have put forward motions to eliminate DST, yet none have put plans in motion to do so. Saskatchewan and the Yukon remain Canada’s only two provinces that do not observe DST.