Happy Thursday!
Regular contributor Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured image, highlighting some magnolias just coming into bloom near Dwight Hall in Townsite.
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On this day:
In 1952, Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks recorded the fastest hat-trick in National Hockey League history when he scored three times in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers in a come-from-behind, 7-6 win.
In 1956, Pakistan became the first Islamic republic in the world.
In 1998, the movie Titanic won 11 Academy Awards, which tied a record, including best director for Canadian James Cameron, as well as best picture and best song.
Today’s weather:
Showers are in the forecast for Thursday, March 23, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to three 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…
Prolific offenders continue to be a problem for the Powell River RCMP detachment.
Meanwhile…
A local seniors advocacy organization is offering a free tool to help ensure first responders have access to essential medical information right away if they are called to people’s homes.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
