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

Janet Hansen submitted today’s featured photo, which features the fall colours on the grounds around Powell River Recreation Complex.

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On this day:
In 1807, Portugal’s royal family and its court, which included almost 15,000 people, left Lisbon for its colony in Brazil to escape invading Napoleonic troops

In 1961, Gordie Howe became the first National Hockey League player to appear in 1,000 games.

In 2013, the movie Frozen, which became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, was released in theatres.

Today’s weather:
Fog patches and clouds are in the forecast for Monday, November 27, as is a high of five degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to one degree 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 District (qRD) directors were given an overview of an engagement project that BC Ferries is carrying out to gather information to develop plans for the future.

Meanwhile…
Lift Community Services has applied for a temporary use permit to operate an extreme weather response centre in the Community Resource Centre.

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

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