Happy Saturday!
Vanessa Bjerreskov snapped today’s featured image of Powell River Villa goaltender Matt Liknes stretching to make a save during a home game last month. Villa hosts Vic West FC in Vancouver Island Soccer League action at Timberlane Park today (October 1) at 1:30 pm.
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On this day:
In 1949, Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
In 1975, Boxer Muhammad Ali beat Joe Frazier in the 14th round of a match dubbed “The Thrilla in Manilla” and retained his heavyweight title in the process.
In 1994, the National Hockey League locked out its players, which continued for 103 days and led to a shortened 1994/1995 season. Play eventually resumed, culminating with New Jersey Devils winning the Stanley Cup over Detroit Red Wings.
Today’s weather:
Saturday, October 1, is expected to be sunny with a high of 24 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to a low of 10 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…
We recently published photos from last weekend’s Fall Fair, hosted by Powell River Farmers’ Agricultural Institute.
Meanwhile…
BC Ferries has introduced a three-month trial on the Saltery Bay to Earls Cove route to allow customers to bring their dogs and cats to the upper outside decks of Malaspina Sky to test the waters and collect customer feedback.
Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.
