Happy Friday!
Paul Bennett submitted today’s featured photo, which he snapped during a kayak excursion near the Hulks in Townsite.
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On this day:
In 1972, Canada’s first satellite, Alouette 1, was launched in California to study the Earth's ionosphere.
In 1978, after being elected one month earlier, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his Vatican apartment.
In 1984, the Prince and the Revolution song "Let's Go Crazy" reached the top of the music charts.
In 2002, Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander set a National Football League record for most touchdowns in a half with five in a 48-23 win over Minnesota Vikings.
Today’s weather:
Friday, September 29, is expected to be sunny with a high of 15 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven 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…
BC Ferries is moving its advisory committee meetings online and postponing drop-in sessions after an incident where it said an individual made a threat to “take a gun” to everyone.
Meanwhile…
qathet Regional District staff and the Peak were taken on a tour of the resource-recovery centre and transfer station to highlight and familiarize the facility, which is rapidly taking shape.
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