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Happy Thursday!

A passerby donated their time to take today’s featured image of [from left] Peak circulation director Earl Almeida and carriers Suriya Almeida, Brooklynn Dollevoet, Larry Rogers, Grayce Hilton and Karli Muskee, with Earl’s mobile phone prior to the recent Santa Claus parade. With the Peak van unavailable, Big O Tires was kind enough to share its cube van, which was decorated like a present for the occasion. The carriers followed behind the vehicle during the procession, handing out treats and free issues of the latest Peak to onlookers in the crowd lining Marine Avenue.

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On this day:
In 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, starring Canadian acting legend William Shatner, premiered in theatres and started what became a series of films based on the hit 1960s television show.

In 1995, Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the influential rock band The Grateful Dead, died in California.

In 2003, a merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was officially recognized as The Conservative Party of Canada.

Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 40 per cent chance of showers in the morning is in forecast for Thursday, December 7, as is a high of six 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…
Filmmaker Aaron Gunn will be running as a conservative in the next federal election in North Island–Powell River, a seat currently held by the NDP's Rachel Blaney. 

Meanwhile…
City of Powell River councillors and mayor, senior staff and residents were given an opportunity to view the potential impact of a proposed 40-unit rental apartment complex bordered by Franklin and Alberta avenues in Westview.

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

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