Happy Saturday!
Ian Currie snapped today’s featured image, which he said reminds him of a crocodile tail, recently at Second Beach.
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On this day:
In 1564, one of history's most renowned artists, Michelangelo died in Rome.
In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh.
In 1977, after being mounted on a Boeing 747 the space shuttle Enterprise took off for the first time.
In 2001, at NASCAR’s signature event, the Daytona 500, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Senior died in a crash at age 49.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 60 per cent chance of rain is in the forecast for Saturday, February 18, as is a high of seven degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to three 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…
Charles Sparks, or Chuck, as he’s known by, was recently recognized with a medal of honour for being a member of Royal Canadian Legion for 60 years.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River has been awarded a provincial active transportation grant for development of an active transportation route along Sycamore Street and Maple Avenue in Townsite.
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