Manitoba staying in daylight time has some sectors scrambling

Andrew Pomierna is going through a long list of reservations and hoping they aren't impacted by the clocks staying in daylight time this coming weekend. He's the general manager of Four Crowns Restaurant and Bar, which also houses a hotel and two banquet rooms. He says the clocks not changing might confuse their computer system. Our software might actually still do the time change because the company is not prepared for it. And we already got some phone calls that told us that we might expect some issues. In September, the province announced it would be doing away with time changes and staying in permanent daylight time. Palmierna says they've been calling customers to make sure they know the exact time of their reservation so there's no confusion. He says this could also impact their delivery service apps, and the system that keeps track of all their transactions. I think that we are as prepared as we can, and hopefully this is just one time. And hopefully they have that all figured out. Winnipeg Transit could see some unintended consequences from the permanent daylight time. Union President James Van Gerwen says a lot of technology is used to schedule the transit system. If there's an issue with the IT on there, with something like that, passengers have got to be aware that the bus might not be exactly where it's supposed to be at the time, but I'm fairly confident that everything will work out. Nathan Alexander is the CEO of AC Security in Winnipeg. He says we're surrounded by connected technology that relies on software to understand what time it is locally. From a security standpoint, the concern really isn't necessarily that cameras or alarms are going to stop working. It's that recorded events, time stamps, and automated schedules might be incorrect. Alexander says this isn't something to panic about, but it is something to pay attention to. The advice is simple. Just update your devices, check them on Sunday morning, and if you have a security system, just verify it's operating on the correct time. Sunday is the day Winnipeggers could see some of these issues pop up. Mike Arsenault, CBC News, Winnipeg.