// The timestamp corresponding to 00:00 in bustime
bustime_start:: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
// the local timezone of the event for determining shifts
timezone:: "America/Vancouver",
// definition of the shifts
// repeating shifts are defined in terms of local hours
// one off times are defined either with datetimes or with URLs that return a datetime
// if a one-off shift has an end but no start, it is considered to have started at the earliest time Python supports; if it has a start but no end, it is considered to end at the latest time Python supports; shifts with neither