Happy Thursday!
Kris Carlson submitted today’s featured photo, which she took recently in Lund.
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On this day:
In 1962, The debut single, "Love Me Do", from The Beatles first album, Please Please Me, was released.
Also in 1962, the premiere of Dr. No marked the first on-screen appearance for the character James Bond, played by Sean Connery.
In 1984, the first Canadian astronaut, Marc Garneau, was aboard the space shuttle Challenger when it took off an eight-day mission.
In 2011, Steve Jobs, who co-founded technology company Apple, died in California at the age of 56.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 30 percent chance of rain is in the forecast for Thursday, October 5, as is a high of 16 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 10 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…
BC Ferries’ fares are set to rise an average of 3.2 per cent a year for four years, starting April 1.
Meanwhile…
Persephone Brewing Company, a craft brewery located in Gibsons, BC has finalized its expansion into the qathet region.
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