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Take a look back of the catastrophes that struck the area — from the 1867 flood prior to Longview's creation, to the 2017 wildfires that rained ash on the city,

It was 61 years ago Thursday that a massive windstorm struck the Pacific Northwest with the ferocity of a Category 3 hurricane, leaving dozens dead, a wide swath of damage and an indelible mark on the weather history of the region. 

Winnipeg Sun letters to the editor comment on interest rate hikes, green energy, natural gas and Justin Trudeau and government spending.

Burned-out book editor Amanda Lewis vowed to visit the largest specimen of each species of tree in British Columbia. To find these Champion Trees, she travelled to areas both near and far and had to learn to navigate in the wilderness. Her debut book, Tracking Giants, documents her quest.

It's been 60 years since the storm of all storms swept through the Pacific Northwest on Oct. 12, 1962, with hurricane-force wind speeds.