Happy Saturday!
Regular contributor William Kato submitted today’s featured image, taken during a tour of Christmas lights in the Wildwood area earlier this week.
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On this day:
In 1524, Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, who had discovered a sea route around Africa to India, died in Cochin, India.
In 1906, Canadian physicist Reginald A. Fessenden became the first person to transmit the human voice (his own), as well as music over radio, from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
In 1951, Libya gained independence after being ruled by Italy since 1912 and became a constitutional monarchy under King Idris, who was overthrown in a military coup led by Muammar Gaddafi in 1969.
In 1990, Montreal Expos traded future hall of fame (2017) baseball player Tim "Rock" Raines to Chicago White Sox.
Today’s weather:
Rain is expected on Saturday, December 24, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
Powell River U15A Kings were triumphant at the recent Alberni Valley Minor Hockey Association Winter Tournament.
Meanwhile…
Powell River RCMP officers are looking to speak to the driver of a black pickup truck who approached a young student walking home from Assumption School on December 21.
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