The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has decided to stop changing its clocks after this fall and join the rest of B.C. in the new Pacific time zone.

Currently, the RDEK matches its clocks with Alberta, putting it one hour ahead of the rest of British Columbia.

But with the majority of the province doing away with biannual time changes, leaders in the RDEK, which includes Cranbrook, Kimberly and other communities near the Alberta border, have decided to follow suit.

“We looked at a few different options with regard to how to move forward, and in the end, voted in favour of adjusting our time in November to align with the rest of B.C.,” said RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay in a statement.

The vote was not unanimous, with the decision narrowly passing 8-7, which Gay says led to a “lively discussion.”

Golden, Field will remain on mountain time

The province has said that individual local governments, including municipalities, can still set their own individual time zones.

As it stands, the only regions continuing to do so are a handful of communities in Electoral Area ‘A’ of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), closest to the Alberta border, including Field and Golden.

Golden previously stated it would remain aligned with Alberta but also said it would take a “measured and coordinated approach,” working closely with other neighbouring communities “to ensure alignment.”

CBC News has reached out to both Golden and the CSRD to learn more about their next steps. Golden is holding a city council meeting on Tuesday.