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

Alex Quinn submitted today’s featured photo, which he took last week while touring holiday light displays in Wildwood.

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On this day:
In 1891, based on rules created by Canadian James Naismith, the first basketball game was played in Massachusetts.

In 1937, the first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a Disney classic, premiered in theatres. The movie was based on a German fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm.

In 1966, Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was born.

Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, December 21, 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…
The annual Steve Steele Memorial Boxing Day soccer match returns to Timberlane Park on Monday, December 26.

Meanwhile…
Westview Ratepayers Society has joined forces with Townsite Ratepayers Society and Wildwood Ratepayers Association to form a Powell River Ratepayers social media group.

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

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