Happy Monday!
Tanya Hill submitted today’s featured photo, which she took earlier this month while walking near a frozen Duck Lake.
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On this day:
In 1901, after a reign of 63 years, Britain’s Queen Victoria died at age 81; she was succeeded by Edward VII, her eldest son.
In 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in a New York apartment. He was 28.
In 1989, San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 to win Super Bowl XXIII in Miami.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Monday, January 22, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
City of Powell River councillors have opted to go with a developer’s offer of affordable housing units for a planned 40-apartment complex between Franklin and Alberta avenues in Westview, rather than a staff recommendation.
Meanwhile…
Over a two-month period, more than 70 seasoned and new artists showed off their work at qathet Art Centre.
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