Happy Thursday!
Suzi Andrews submitted today’s featured image, which she took while enjoying lunch recently at Gibsons Beach.
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On this day:
In 1642, French colonists founded the city of Montreal.
In 1765, a fire destroyed 25 per cent of Montreal.
In 1953, piloting a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake in California, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.
In 1980, 57 people died or were reported missing when Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State.
Today’s weather:
Sun is in the forecast for Thursday, May 18, as is a high of 26 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…
Powell River Otago Rugby Club hosted Victoria’s Castaway Wanderers in a game played at Cranberry Field last weekend.
Meanwhile…
Powell Lake cabin owners have petitioned City of Powell River councillors to make improvements to the Mowat Bay parking lot, where some of them have had vehicles damaged and items stolen.
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