Happy Monday!
Regular photo of the day contributor Randy Donovan sent in another one of his Brew Bay pictures, which was selected as today’s featured image.
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On this day:
In 1783, William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s prime minister at the age of 24, the youngest ever to hold the position.
In 1904, Dawson City (Yukon) Nuggets hockey team began a nine-day walk to get a boat to Seattle and catch a train to Ottawa to play for the Stanley Cup. After completing the journey, in January 1905, Ottawa Silver Sevens won the series over the Nuggets in two straight games by scores of 9-2 and 23-2.
In 1986, director Oliver Stone’s war movie Platoon, starring Charlie Sheen, was released in theatres.
Today’s weather:
Monday, December 19, is expected to be mainly cloudy with a high of minus five degrees Celsius and periods of snow. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Motorcycle enthusiast Gareth Jones is preparing to enter the toughest challenge of his racing career by participating in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile…
Three fishers were handed significant fines in BC Provincial Court for fisheries violations in the Lund area.
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