Happy Wednesday!
Theo Angell submitted today’s featured image, which was taken during a fireworks display at Willingdon Beach on Canada Day.
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On this day:
In 1543, England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife (Catherine Parr).
In 1940, in the Battle of Britain, 20-year-old pilot officer Duncan Alexander Hewitt was the first Canadian killed in action during World War II. The New Brunswick resident was a 501 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve member.
In 1962, lengendary rock band The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in London.
Today’s weather:
Mainly cloudy skies are expected in the morning on Wednesday, July 12, clearing by noon. A high of 23 degrees Celsius is in the forecast 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…
Townsite Day is back for its second year in the Powell River neighbourhood on Saturday, July 15, beginning in the morning at 9 am and continuing until 1 pm.
Meanwhile…
Funding from the provincial government will help ensure ground search and rescue groups and their volunteers are there when people need help in the Sunshine Coast backcountry.
Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.
