Sask’s Divided Cities With Neighbours in Unique Situation as Province Doesn’t Follow Daylight Savings

Published on March 9, 2024

While most of Canada changes clocks to follow daylight savings time, border cities in Saskatchewan find themselves divided as the province has uniform time that does not change. Three municipalities in Saskatchewan straddle the border with another province: Lloydminster on the west with Alberta, and Creighton and Flin Flon on the east with Manitoba. “We are kind of unique in our situation because we’re kind of viewed as a tri-region,” said Brooke White, a regional tourism officer for Creighton and Flin Flon. She said the two communities in Saskatchewan follow along with Manitoba rather than the rest of the province....