Happy Friday!
Darlene Williams submitted today’s featured photo, which she took while strolling through Townsite last weekend.
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On this day:
In 1969, legendary rock band Led Zeppelin released its debut album, also called Led Zeppelin.
In 1993, Canadian hockey hall of famer Mario Lemieux announced he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. After enduring weeks of radiation treatments and missing games during the 1992/1993 National Hockey League season, he returned and led the league in scoring with 160 points.
In 1995, Canadian crooner Neil Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is in the forecast for Friday, January 12, as is a high of minus nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus 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…
qathet Regional District directors recently received information about housing needs for Electoral Areas A to D.
Meanwhile…
A new payment option is now available for Powell River Regional Transit System users.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
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