Happy Wednesday!
Lois Bridger submitted today’s featured photo, which was taken last week, highlighting the fall colours at Cranberry Lake with Tower Mountain in the background.
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On this day:
In 1873, Alexander Mackenzie became Canada’s second-ever prime minister. He replaced John A. Macdonald.
In 1885, a ceremonial final spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway in Craigellachie, BC, the completion point of the railway.
In 1962, hockey hall of famer Glenn Hall set an NHL record for goalies by playing in his 503rd consecutive game.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 60 per cent chance of rain are in the forecast for Wednesday, November 8, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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…
Everybody Deserves a Smile (EDAS) qathet is planning for its fifth season and is looking for help from the community to make this its most ambitious year yet.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River senior managers have outlined potential cuts to services to mitigate increases outlined in the 2024 to 2028 first draft of the five-year capital plan.
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