Happy Tuesday!
Tanya Hill submitted today’s featured image of Texada Island, which she took of a mural on the side of the Marine Medical building on Marine Avenue last week at sunset.
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On this day:
In 1940, Germany invaded Norway and Denmark during World War II.
In 1979, a crisis involving a nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania was declared over, 12 days after a partial core meltdown.
In 1984, Oscars for Shirley MacLaine (best actress) and Jack Nicholson (best supporting actor) were among five Academy Awards bestowed upon the film Terms of Endearment, including best picture.
Today’s weather:
Sun and a bit of cloud is expected on Tuesday, April 9, as is a high of 12 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to three 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…
City of Powell River is facing a lawsuit from a local developer over his inability to build housing on his property on Quebec Avenue, where a former city dump was situated.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Fire Rescue responded to a report of a rubbish fire behind Scotiabank and adjacent businesses within the strip mall last week.
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