Happy Thursday!
Regular contributor Rick McGrath submitted today’s featured image, which he took from his vantage point on Palm Beach. Texada Island is barely visible on the right.
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On this day:
In 1992, a tribute concert to raise AIDS Awareness, in honour of late Queen singer Freddie Mercury, took place at Wembley Stadium in London.
In 1992, British comedian Benny Hill died in London at age 68.
In 1999, two teenagers opened fire on students and teachers at Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado. 15 people died and 24 more were injured.
In 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers. The blow-out that followed resulted in an estimated 200 million gallons of crude flowing into the ocean.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, April 20, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
For the first time since Myles Gray died in August 2015, a police officer who was at the scene has spoken publicly about that day’s events.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Logger Sports is returning to Loggers Memorial Bowl Amphitheatre at Willingdon Beach this summer.
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