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Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Thursday!

Lisa Hansen submitted today’s featured photo, which she took while strolling through the Millennium Park trails recently.

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On this day:
In 1949, Indonesia was recognized as a sovereign state by the Netherlands.

In 1983, singer Michael Jackson released the song “Thriller” as a single.

In 2016, Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year championship drought by defeating Cleveland in game seven of the World Series to win the Major League Baseball title four games to three.

Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, November 2, as is a high of 12 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
qathet School District’s chairperson has announced that she is stepping down from her position.

Meanwhile…
qathet Regional District will advise the provincial ministry of forests that it has no objection to the agriculture use amendment for Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC at Okeover Inlet in Electoral Area A.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.

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