Happy Friday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured image, which he took five years ago today, a few seconds after the charges went off, when YOGN 82 (number 10 hulk) was intentionally scuttled off of Willingdon Beach.
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On this day:
In 1887, Banff Hot Springs Reserve was expanded and became, by an Act of Parliament, Rocky Mountains Park. It was Canada's first national park, and North America’s third.
In 1985, all 329 people, mostly Canadians, aboard an Air India Boeing 747 were killed when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland due to a bomb authorities believe was planted by Sikh separatists.
In 2016, just over half of the United Kingdom electorate voted to leave the European Union.
Today’s weather:
A sunny day is in the forecast for Friday, June 23, 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…
Veteran junior hockey coach Kent Lewis has been signed as the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Wellington Dukes in Ontario.
Meanwhile…
Brooks Secondary School graduates will continue celebrations related to their rite of passage with a vehicle parade through City of Powell River streets on Sunday, June 25.
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