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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