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

Suzanne Andrews submitted today’s featured photo, which she took recently on a visit to Inland Lake.

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On this day:
In 1894, Montreal defeated Ottawa 3-1 in the first Stanley Cup championship hockey game ever played.

In 1963, Please Please Me, the first album from The Beatles was released; it included the hit single “Love Me Do.” 

In 1978, while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in Puerto Rico, Karl Wallenda, leader of the Flying Wallendas high-wire act, fell to his death. He was 73.

Today’s weather:
Clouds and rain is expected on Friday, March 22, as is a high of 10 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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 U15 Kings rebounded from a semi-final loss to win the bronze medal at the BC Hockey Tier 3 provincial championships.

Meanwhile…
Real estate sales in February 2024 significantly outpaced sales from February of the previous year in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board region.

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

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