Happy Tuesday!
Angie Davey sent in today’s featured image, which she took during a recent kayaking excursion on Haslam Lake.
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On this day:
In 1770, 14-year-old Marie Antoinette became the wife of future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15 years old at the time of the marriage.
In 1920, Pope Benedict XV canonized France’s Joan of Arc.
In 1975, 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit, Japanese adventurer and climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest.
In 1982, New York Islanders defeated Vancouver Canucks 3-1 in game four of the Stanley Cup final to sweep the National Hockey League championship series in four straight games.
In 1985, the National Basketball Association named future hall of famer Michael Jordan as its rookie of the year.
Today’s weather:
Sun is in the forecast for Tuesday, May 15, as is a high of 24 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 13 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…
Local photographer Michelle Pennell recently captured a special moment of an orca fully breaching.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River councillors were recently given an overview of the city’s consolidated financial statements, outlining the 2022 financial specifics.
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