Happy Friday!
Chuck Kirkpatrick submitted today’s featured image, another classic sunset-over-the-ocean shot, which was taken from Kent’s Beach last month.
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On this day:
In 1978, 918 members of the Peoples Temple religious organization, which was founded in Indiana, were murdered or committed suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, under the direction of its leader Jim Jones.
In 1982, Duk Koo Kim died from injuries sustained during a boxing match in Las Vegas against Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini.
In 1984, after trailing 17-0, Winnipeg Blue Bombers came back to defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47-17 to win the Canadian Football League’s 72nd Grey Cup championship.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are expected on Friday, November 18, once morning fog dissipates, as is a high of four degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to a low of minus three degrees at night. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will not impose a mask mandate in schools, while wait times at paediatric emergency departments remain overburdened with sick kids and health-care providers.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Board of Education trustee Dale Lawson has been re-elected as chairperson of the School District 47 board.
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