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Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Thursday!

Paul den Ouden snapped today’s featured image in Townsite recently when he came across these red poppies and white snow-in-summer.

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On this day:
In 1533, Anne Boleyn was crowned as Queen Consort of England. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII.

In 1967, The Beatles released the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

In 1974, a technique using abdominal thrusts to stop choking called the Heimlich maneuver was published.

Today’s weather:
A sunny sky is in the forecast for Thursday, June 1, as is a high of 21 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 11 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…
It’s GoByBike Week! Qathet Regional Cycling Association is hosting local events.

Meanwhile…
Powell River Clansman Pipe Band members travelled to Victoria Highland Games on the May long weekend and posted an impressive result.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.