Happy Friday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo of a bald eagle resting on driftwood that's been lodged in the rocks of the south harbour breakwater in Westview for the last few years.
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On this day:
In 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1917, demonstrations and armed clashes began in Russia, which was later dubbed the February Revolution, eventually resulted in the demise of the Russian Empire.
In 1954, the first mass inoculation against polio was conducted at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Virologist Jonas Salk's vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski's live polio vaccine.
In 1968, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.
Today’s weather:
Rain in the morning followed by a cloudy afternoon is expected on Friday, February 23, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to five 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…
Tla'amin Nation confirmed that a pack of wolves had attacked a dog in the morning of Thursday, February 22, near the new cemetery on Highway 101, and warned the public to exercise caution.
Meanwhile…
Powell River RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at a fish farm on Lois Lake and arrested three people.
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