Happy Wednesday!
Vanesa Acuto snapped today’s featured photo in Townsite, where a snow goose was checking out the Hulks in the distance while taking a break from flying.
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On this day:
In 1881, painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso was born in Spain.
In 1964, legendary band The Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
In 1978, the first movie in what would become a series of films, Halloween, was released. It starred Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, who made her onscreen debut at age 20 in the classic slasher flick.
Today’s weather:
Sun with cloudy periods in the morning is in the forecast for Wednesday, October 25, as is a high of 10 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to zero 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…
Dog handler Panagiota Rounis finished in third place at the Junior Handling National Championships in Quebec last month.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River Council has voted to expand the city transit service.
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