Happy Boxing Day!
Regular contributor Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured image of a snow-covered Mahoods Beach from last week.
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On this day:
In 1925, New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates combined to set an National Hockey League record by compiling a total 141 shots on goal in one game, a 3-1 win for the Americans, who outshot the Pirates 73 to 68.
In 1966, musician Jimi Hendrix penned his famous song "Purple Haze" while backstage at a club in London.
In 2004, a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean resulted in the deaths of more than 230,000 people, mostly in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The earthquake, considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history, was the third strongest earthquake ever measured using the Richter scale.
Today’s weather:
Showers are expected on Monday, December 26, 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…
City of Powell River’s Willingdon Beach trail has reopened. Care for a Boxing Day walk?
Meanwhile…
School District 47’s annual statement of financial information has been released, providing a comprehensive picture of the district’s finances.
Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.
