Canadians will set their clocks back one hour Saturday night as daylight saving time ends once again.
Fire Prevention Officer Cory Armstrong-Smith reminds you that it is a great time to check your smoke alarms.
He says while you are there, check another item on the alarm as well.
daylight saving was implemented for the first time in 1941 as a wartime power saving measure.
First observed in Ontario and Quebec only before being extended across the country, every year we see an increase in the number of heart attacks and strokes as well as a spike in traffic accidents, yet the clocks keep changing and the debate is quickly forgotten until the spring rolls around once again.
Approximately half of the countries that once used DST have since abolished it with Europe and North America being the main holdouts still practicing seasonal clock changes.