Time to end time change?

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A Kamloops group says its efforts to do away with daylight time may be paying off.

Bob Dieno, co-founder of a local group against the time change, says he recently met with Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and was told the NDP government may hold a public consultation on the issue.

Dieno says his group has started a Facebook campaign to call for a referendum in the municipal election in October.

He says the time change was originally started during wartime so people could work longer at night, but it's been shown to have negative effects on health and safety.