Happy Thursday!
Doug Hudson submitted today’s featured photo, which he took last week at Coyote Vista, near Granite Lake in the qathet region.
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On this day:
In 1965, Canada’s current flag, featuring a maple leaf, was adopted.
In 2001, the first draft of the human genome, which contains the complete human genetic information, was published.
In 1980, hockey hall of famer Wayne Gretzky assisted on a National Hockey League-record-tying seven goals in 8-2 victory for his Edmonton Oilers over Washington Capitals. He matched the record (shared with Billy Taylor/Detroit Red Wings/1947) twice more later on in his career.
Today’s weather:
Thursday, February 15, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus two degrees in the evening when clouds are expected to roll in. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Westview Elementary School’s principal released a statement about Powell River RCMP responding to an incident near the school on February 14.
Meanwhile…
Tla’amin Nation has named a new director of housing.
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