Happy Thursday!
Christine Creer submitted today’s featured photo, which she took during a snowy hike at Lois Lake this past Sunday.
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On this day:
In 1876, Canadian inventor Alexander Graham Bell received a United States patent for his telephone.
In 1936, German dictator Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by ordering his troops to march into the Rhineland.
In 1999, soon after completing the edit of his final film, Eyes Wide Shut, director Stanley Kubrick died in England at the age of 70. His other work included A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, The Shining, Spartacus and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is expected on Thursday, March 7, as is a high of five degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to two 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…
North Island Film Commission regional production services manager Brandon Lepine is hopeful and excited at the prospect of more movies being shot in smaller communities.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Villa is looking to avoid the Vancouver Island Soccer League Division 1 relegation zone in their final game of the season.
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