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Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Tuesday!

Regular contributor Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured image, which he took earlier this year from the sea walk in Westview as Salish Orca emerged from a fog bank on a socked-in day.

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On this day:
In 1969, American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 39 years old.

In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed by 12 countries, including Canada.

In 2008, Singer Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z were married in New York.

Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is in the forecast for Tuesday, April 4, as is a high of 10 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to zero 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…
Springtime will host its third spring market on Easter weekend.

Meanwhile…
Local trails, parks and waterways attract residents and tourists, according to Tourism Powell River.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.