Happy Wednesday!
Andrew Bradley sent in today’s featured image of Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons, who was part of the recent Santa Claus parade on Marine Avenue, riding a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer bicycle.
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On this day:
In 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, starring Canadian acting legend William Shatner, premiered in theatres and started what became a series of films based on the hit 1960s television show.
In 1995, Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the influential rock band The Grateful Dead, died in California.
In 2003, a merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was officially recognized as The Conservative Party of Canada.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 60 per cent chance of showers are expected on Wednesday, December 7, as is a high of four degrees Celsius during the day and evening, when more rain is in the forecast. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
During a Winter Nights of Music concert on December 1, music teacher Paul Cummings announced that Brooks Secondary School Chamber Choir members will be part of BC ChorFest in Nanaimo next May.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River Council has given three readings to two harbour rates bylaws, which adjust rates and has the requirement for boaters to have a minimum of $1 million in liability insurance by January 1, 2024.
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