Happy Monday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo of a Rudbeckia (or Coneflower) blooming outside Powell River City Hall last month.
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On this day:
In 1945, Imperial Japan surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
In 1980, Canadian actress-model Dorothy Stratten, 20, was shot to death by her estranged husband and manager Paul Snider, who then killed himself.
In 2018, Rob Manfred won a three-person race to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Today’s weather:
Monday, August 14, is expected to be sunny with a high of 29 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 16 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 Salmon Society’s coastal ecology summer camps have been providing outdoor activities for six- to 10-year old children at Willingdon Beach and Lang Creek.
Meanwhile…
North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney is pleased with some developments in the last parliament on the social front, but she indicates more needs to be done in certain areas.
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