Happy Friday!
Today’s gorgeous featured image of hanging flower baskets in Lund was taken earlier this spring and submitted by Lisa Lamacraft.
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On this day:
In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman on a trans-Atlantic flight as a passenger with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. She kept the flight log.
In 1994, former NFL star O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. He was later acquitted in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil trial.
Today’s weather:
Mainly sunny skies are expected during the day on Friday, June 17, with increasing cloudiness late in the afternoon and a high of 21 degrees Celsius. The evening forecast calls for clouds and a low of 11 degrees.
For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it...
City of Powell River’s 2021 statement of financial information (SOFI) report has been issued, detailing the city’s financial position for the provincial government.
Meanwhile…
qathet region’s ambulance service is facing staff shortages, according to City of Powell River councillor Rob Southcott, who is the former unit chief of the service here.
