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Don’t forget to “spring ahead” on Sunday

Now is a good time change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, too
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Like it or hate it, it’s still going to happen in our part of the province.

This year Daylight Saving time begins on Sunday, March 10.

At 2 a.m. clocks will “spring ahead” by one hour and the time will magically become 3 a.m. earning us about an hour more light in the evening. Don’t forget to change the clocks that don’t do it automatically.

SEE RELATED: Turn your clocks back: Daylight Saving time ends Sunday

Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 3.

Officials remind us the annual event is a good time to change the batteries in our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors if we haven’t done so recently

READ MORE: Daylight saving: 5 things you need to know about smoke and CO alarms

READ MORE: Daylight Saving Time has a sporadic, chaotic history



Sarah Simpson

About the Author: Sarah Simpson

I started my time with Black Press Media as an intern, before joining the Citizen in the summer of 2004.
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