Happy Friday!
Regular photo of the day contributor Jocelyne Esterer snapped and submitted today’s featured image of Texada Island, taken from the Random Road area south of Powell River.
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On this day:
In 1960, British television show Coronation Street, which still runs, was broadcast for the first time.
In 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first animated special featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip, premiered on television.
In 1992, then Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation; the British royal couple’s divorce was finalized in 1996.
In 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia from participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to manipulation of laboratory data.
Today’s weather:
Rain showers are expected on Friday, December 9, as is a high of four degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to two degrees in the evening, when more rain is 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…
Two significant anniversaries were celebrated at a recent ceremony sponsored by Myrtle Point Golf Club.
Meanwhile…
Friends of the Powell Forest Canoe Route recently presented canoe route originator Gerhard Tollas with a paddle carved by Tla’amin Nation elder Charlie Bob.
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