How many times have to said or heard this? “I just don’t have time.” “There’s just not enough time.” “We’re running out of time.” “Time is going by way to fast.” With our busy day to day lives time does seem to slip away and sometimes it feels like one day blends into the next.
For years there was a push to have Saskatchewan adopt daylight savings time so it would feel like we had longer days in the sunshine. However, it ultimately failed because nobody could decide on whether to adopt Alberta time or follow suit with Manitoba. Now, we’re seeing provinces and US States wanting to get away from daylight savings time because they finally understand its absurdity. We should feel so lucky to be in Saskatchewan where we don’t have to change our clocks twice a year and throw off our body’s rhythm!
One community in Norway wants to take time management to a whole new level. The small city of Vadso, Norway is proposing a 26 hour day, two more hours longer than our usual 24 hour day. Vadso is a city of about 5,000 on the northern tip of Norway, near the arctic circle. The Mayor of the city feels his people deserve to have more time to hunt and fish, and perhaps even learn a new language. Anything that will give people more time to spend with loved ones or doing outdoor activities. The Mayor is even proposing their own time zone, although it’s not fully understood how this will all work. The European Commission, which is a government organization that represents the members states and based in Brussels and Luxembourg, has confirmed they have received a proposal from the city, but hasn’t addressed it yet.
It’s highly unlikely this 26 hour day proposal will actually happen and even it did get the stamp of approval, the architects admit they’re not totally sure how it would roll out. One thing is for sure, it has brought significant publicity to the city and to the region. Will it translate into success? Only time will tell!
