Happy Tuesday!
Lisa Hansen submitted today’s featured photo, which she took recently while taking a stroll around Willingdon Beach.
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On this day:
In 1783, at age 24, William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest ever prime minister.
In 1904, the Dawson City (Yukon) hockey team began a nine day walk to catch a boat to Seattle, followed by a train ride to Ottawa to play for Stanley Cup in January of 1905. Ottawa won the best-of-three series in two games by scores of 9-2 and 23-2.
In 1975, British guitarist Ron Wood joined The Rolling Stones.
In 1986, Academy Award-winning Best Picture Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe, was released in theatres.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in forecast for Tuesday, December 19, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven 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…
Draft one of the qathet Regional District 2024 to 2028 financial plan outlines some substantial tax increases.
Meanwhile…
qathet Film Collective is teaching a group of students from Tla’amin Nation to become proficient in the digital film medium.
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