Happy Wednesday!
Vanesa Acuto submitted today’s featured photo, which she took from Westview Harbour earlier this month as the sun was setting.
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On this day:
In 1945, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were formally established.
In 1949, after three centuries of Dutch rule, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands granted independence to Indonesia.
In 1981, Edmonton Oiler's forward Wayne Gretzky became the fastest National Hockey League player to reach 100 points in a season (38 games), with four goals and an assist in 10-3 win over Los Angeles Kings.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in forecast for Wednesday, December 27, as is a high of seven degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
Powell River Kings have acquired 2006-born forward Jaxon Fuder and future considerations in a trade with Cranbrook Bucks.
Meanwhile…
BC Ferries is still looking for potential buyers for three ferries it retired last year and, as it announced last month that eight more of its vessels will be retiring within a decade, a B.C. conservationist is raising concerns about what happens to decommissioned ferries.
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