Happy Wednesday!
Regular photo of the day contributor Rick McGrath captured today’s featured image of a seagull hitching a ride on a log floating off Palm Beach.
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On this day:
In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco died after sustaining injuries in a car crash one day earlier. The actress formerly known as Grace Kelly was 52 years old.
In 1994, midway through the season, and after a 34-day strike by players, Major League Baseball cancelled the rest of the 1994 campaign, including the World Series. At the time, Montreal Expos had the best record of all teams.
In 2012, Patrick Swayze, who starred in such films as Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Road House and Red Dawn, died at age 57.
Today’s weather:
Wednesday, September 14, is expected to be mainly sunny with some haze and a high of 21 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to a low of 11 degrees in the evening, when cloudy periods are in the forecast. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Powell River Kings have chosen a captain for the 2022/2023 BC Hockey League (BCHL) season.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Regional Hospital District will consider changing its name to qathet Regional Hospital District.
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