Happy Thursday!
Ainsley Hannah snapped today’s featured image during an early morning stroll at Mowat Bay.
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On this day:
In 1923, King Tutankhamen’s burial chamber in Egypt was unsealed by English archaeologist Howard Carter.
In 1959, in what became known as the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba, becoming the country’s prime minister.
In 2005,The Kyoto Protocol, a global warming pact ratified by 191 countries, went into effect.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, February 16, as is a high of five degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to one degree 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…
At approximately 6:30 am on February 13, Powell River RCMP received a report that a vehicle had been stolen from the 6400 block of Hillcrest Avenue.
Meanwhile…
qathet Regional District’s planning committee was provided an overview of the proposed 39-acre Nootka Ridge project, which seeks to develop a former golf course into an expansive residential development.
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