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Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Tuesday!

Regular contributor Paul den Ouden supplied today’s featured image, taken last month as the Coast Guard zodiac made a wake as it came toward the south harbour entrance.

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On this day:
In 1812, Grimm's Fairy Tales were published for the first time.

In 1946, classic Christmas-themed film It's a Wonderful Life premiered in theatres.

In 1996, famous astronomer Carl Sagan died at age 62.

Today’s weather:
Snow is expected in the morning on Tuesday, December 20, then skies are forecast to clear. The expected high is minus four degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus nine 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…
fire in a downstairs garage at a house on Fernwood Avenue on December 19 resulted in a woman being taken to qathet General Hospital.

Meanwhile…
Mayor Ron Woznow’s effort to have tiny houses placed on a City of Powell River committee of the whole agenda in January has been postponed.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.