Happy Tuesday!
Gary Dunham submitted today’s featured photo, which he took on Michigan Avenue in Westview last week while out for a stroll.
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On this day:
In 1962, in his first year of eligibility, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball’s first African American player, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1986, Ray Charles, James Brown and Elvis Presley were the first musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2020, Chinese state media announced that the city of Wuhan was trying to stop the spread of a new virus that had infected hundreds and killed more than a dozen by shutting down outbound flights and trains. The World Health Organization said the viral illness was not yet a global health emergency, though the head of the United Nations health agency said it “may become one.”
Today’s weather:
Rain in the morning followed by sun and cloud is in the forecast for Tuesday, January 23, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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…
Catalyst Paper’s Tis’kwat mill has dropped 29 per cent in value according to the 2024 BC Assessment evaluation.
Meanwhile…
Registration for this year’s Marathon Shuffle opens on February 1. The field will be limited to 225 and is expected to fill early.
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