Happy Thursday!
Jarrett Gustafson contributed today’s feature image of a recent sunset over Harwood and Savary islands.
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On this day:
In 1715, after the longest reign of any European monarch (72 years), and four days prior to his 77th birthday, King Louis XIV of France died.
In 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan became Canada’s eighth and ninth provinces.
In 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, which started World War II.
In 1985, the wreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, was located 400 miles off Newfoundland.
Today’s weather:
Thursday, September 1, is expected to be sunny with a high of 26 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to a low of 15 degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
City of Powell River councillors were recently presented with 2023 to 2027 financial plan assumptions, with the recommendation that city services funded in 2022 form the basis for 2023 services.
Also…
British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU) has stopped picketing alcohol warehouses but that does not mean that empty liquor store shelves will be restocked soon.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Gymnastics Society has a new head coach, who has experience coaching at the national level and has been helping and instructing gymnasts for more than 41 years.
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