Happy Friday!
Regular contributor Rick McGrath submitted today’s featured image of a tree ravaged by a mistletoe parasite, which he took in Penticton Trails.
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On this day:
In 1789, a mutiny took place aboard HMS Bounty when crew members, led by Fletcher Christian, set the British ship’s captain, William Bligh, and 18 others adrift in a launch in the South Pacific.
On April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
In 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title after he refused to be inducted into the American armed forces.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are in the forecast for Friday, April 28, as is a high of 18 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…
Powell River RCMP are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian on Lytton Street earlier this week.
Meanwhile…
A local branding company recently won a prestigious award in the cannabis world, the Arcannabis premier Cannabis Cup 2023.
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