Happy Monday!
Joyce Carlson submitted today’s featured image, which she took recently near Saltery Bay Provincial Park campground.
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On this day:
In 1452, artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy.
In 1945, during World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated about 53,000 prisoners found inside German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
In 1947, Major League Baseball’s first black player, Jackie Robinson, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day in a win over the Boston Braves.
In 1994, the World Trade Organization was founded.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are expected on Monday, April 15, as is a high of 11 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to two 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…
Powell River RCMP officers are investigating the intentional felling of trees on Highway 101 and arson in a Westview alleyway.
Meanwhile…
A book written by Tla'amin Nation elder Elsie Paul, one of the last mother-tongue speakers of the Tla'amin language, with the help of her granddaughter Harmony Johnson, Davis McKenzie and Paige Raibmon has been nominated for an award.
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