Happy Wednesday!
Glenn Holstine contributed today’s featured image, overlooking Ahgykson Island with blooming daffodils in the foreground.
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On this day:
In 1896, more than 1,500 years after the last ancient Olympic Games, the first modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece, with 241 athletes from 14 countries taking part.
In 1992, musician and former member of The Beatles, George Harrison, appeared in his final full concert in London.
In 2013, basketball legend Michael Jordan was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in forecast for Thursday, April 6, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven degrees in the evening, when more of the wet stuff is expected. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Provincial government investment in the BC Ferries system will help keep annual fare increases much lower than the preliminary price cap announced by the BC Ferry Commission, according to Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.
Meanwhile…
Former Powell River Minor Hockey product Keaton Mastrodonato has played his first professional game.
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