Happy Thursday!
Regular photo of the day contributor William Kato submitted today’s featured image, which he took in the morning earlier this week while aboard Island Sky after the vessel departed from Saltery Bay Terminal.
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On this day:
In 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco; the structure, one of the best-known symbols of the United States, was completed four years later.
In 1973, singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen released his first album: Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
In 1998, at the age of 62, singer-turned politician Sonny Bono died after hitting a tree while skiing at a resort on the state line of California and Nevada.
Today’s weather:
Rain is expected in the morning and evening on Thursday, January 5, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven 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…
Typical assessed value of a single-family home in City of Powell River for 2023, based on market value as of July 1, 2022, is up by 16 per cent.
Meanwhile…
Brooks Secondary School Students for Change club members presented Powell River Action Centre Food Bank with proceeds raised at last month’s annual Jingle Jog.
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