Happy Friday!
Kelly Keil submitted today’s featured image, which she took near the Beach Gardens in Grief Point.
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On this day:
In 1509, following the death of England’s King Henry VII, his 17-year-old son, Henry VIII, the monarch known for his six marriages, two of which ended with the wife's execution, was crowned King of England.
In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died at age 74.
In 1926, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was born in London.
In 1992, astronomer Aleksander Wolszczan announced the discovery of the first exoplanets, which orbit the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
In 2016, the musician Prince was found dead at his home in Minneapolis; he was 57.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Friday, April 21, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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…
In response to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission’s decision to maintain the North Island-Powell River name, the riding’s MP, Rachel Blaney, has filed an objection and requested a change to North Island-qathet.
Meanwhile…
A fish farm at Lois Lake that illegally set up operations outside of its provincial tenure has been given a chance to amend its licence so it can continue operating, a spokesperson for the BC Ministry of Forests has confirmed.
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