Happy Thursday!
Shane Greaves submitted today’s featured image, which he took recently of the totem pole at the viewpoint in Westview.
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On this day:
In 1864, a Grand Trunk Railway train crashed onto a barge on the Richelieu River in Quebec, killing 100 people in Canada’s worst railway accident.
In 1958, Brazil beat host Sweden 5-2 in the World Cup of Soccer final.
In 2007, the first iPhone was released, revolutionizing the smartphone industry and made Apple one of the world's most valuable companies.
Today’s weather:
Morning clouds are expected to clear in the afternoon on Thursday, June 29, when a high of 24 degrees Celsius is in the forecast during the day, dropping to 14 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…
Effective at noon today, the current Category 1 (campfire) prohibition on Vancouver Island has been expanded to include qathet Regional District.
Meanwhile…
Graduating grade 12 students in School District 47 dressed in their finest on Sunday, June 25, and cruised through some of Powell River’s busiest streets, in and on a variety of vehicles, as the community came out to recognize their rite of passage.
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