Happy Wednesday!
Alex Quinn submitted today’s featured photo, which was taken when he came across an artistic display along the trail behind Sunset Park in Wildwood.
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On this day:
In 1924, Boston Bruins officially became the National Hockey League’s first American-based team. Montreal Maroons also joined the NHL that day. The Maroons suspended play in 1938.
In 1969, The Beatles' album Abbey Road reached number one and stayed at the top of the music charts for more than two months.
In 1997, the movie Titanic, directed by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, which later won an Oscar for best picture, premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is in the forecast during the day for Wednesday, November 1, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five degrees in the evening, when rain is expected to fall. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
The son of a missing boater, last seen boarding a boat from Texada Island on October 15, is seeking information.
Meanwhile…
A total of 51 properties representing nearly $400,000 in city taxation were given permissive tax exemptions by City of Powell River councillors.
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