Happy Monday!
Yolanda Gravnic sent in today’s featured image, which was taken recently at the viewpoint in Westview.
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On this day:
In 1941, Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane made its first flight.
In 1969, the first trial flight of the Concorde supersonic jetliner took place in Bristol, England. The aircraft was retired from service by British Airways and Air France in 2003.
In 1979, Boston Bruins retired the number 4 in honour of former player and hockey hall of famer Bobby Orr.
In 1984, rock band Van Halen released 1984, its most commercially successful album.
In 1991, Major League Baseball officially banned former Cincinnati Reds’ player and manager Pete "Charlie Hustle" Rose from being elected to its hall of fame for betting on baseball. Rose, who also played for Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies, is the league’s career hits leader, with 4,256.
Today’s weather:
Rain is expected on Monday, January 9, as is a high of seven 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…
After a Coast Taxi cab was struck by a tree branch, the company’s owner Herb Rehfeldt is hoping attention can be paid to safety issues on local roads.
Meanwhile…
A local writer was inspired by a recent Peak story to try out the new fishing pier on Cranberry Lake.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
