Happy Friday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo, which he took last month as the tug Chieftain III pulled a log boom south along Malaspina Strait on a hazy, smokey day.
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On this day:
In 1956, singer Elvis Presley made his first-ever appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
In 2015, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II became England’s longest-reigning monarch (63 years, seven months). Elizabeth II's reign continued until her death on September 8, 2022.
In 2018, Naomi Osaka became first the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams at the US Open in New York.
Today’s weather:
Friday, September 8, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of 22 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 11 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…
A customer service technician with FortisBC found himself in the right place at the right time to ultimately save a customer’s life.
Meanwhile…
A local outrigger canoe paddler recently won a gold medal at a competition in Hawaii.
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