Time on his hands: John Scott changes the time on Toronto’s clock towers
Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time.
“The keymaster, the time master — I’ve been called a lot of titles,” says the 61-year-old. “Never the time lord though.”
Scott began maintaining and servicing clocks 35 years ago as an apprentice for his uncle C. Arthur Scott at Hamilton-based Scotiabell.
The first time he turned back time was at Old City Hall in the fall of 2006. It’s is also the highest clock he works on, with 269 steps.