Happy Friday!
Janet Hansen submitted today’s featured image, which she took from Wildwood recently as the sun was setting.
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On this day:
In 1934, the book Tender Is the Night, by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published for the first time
In 1955, the Salk vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective.
In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth once while aboard the Vostok-3KA spacecraft, becoming the first man to fly in space. The trip, from launch to landing, lasted one hour and 48 minutes.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 40 per cent chance of rain is expected on Friday, April 12, as is a high of 12 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to four 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 councillors were provided an overview of the provincial government’s Bills 44, 46 and 47, all of which deal with housing statutes.
Meanwhile…
The 2024 Coy Cup Championship hosted by Powell River Regals was held the last week of March, and volunteers were just as responsible for its success as the players were.
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