Happy Wednesday!
Tanya Hill submitted today’s featured photo, which she took during a visit to Willingdon Beach earlier this month.
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On this day:
In 1497, Portugal’s Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope on his first voyage to India from Europe.
In 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald fatally shot United States president John F. Kennedy, who was being transported in an open-topped vehicle in Dallas, Texas.
In 1986, Wayne Gretzky became the 13th player in National Hockey League history to reach the 500-goal plateau. He went on to score 894 in his NHL career.
Today’s weather:
After fog lifts in the morning, Wednesday, November 22, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of seven 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…
qathet Regional Emergency Preparedness Program, in partnership with City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation, will conduct a test of the Community Notification System on Wednesday, November 22. Have you signed up yet?
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River Council will direct staff to provide notification regarding a development variance permit for a proposed 40-unit rental apartment complex between Alberta and Franklin avenues.
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