Happy Monday!
Janet Hansen submitted today’s featured image, which she took last week on a sunny day at Willingdon Beach.
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On this day:
In 1952, a B-50 Superfortress plane dropped a 31-kiloton atomic bomb in Nevada. It was the first nuclear explosion shown on television.
In 1970, the first Earth Day was observed.
In 2003, hockey hall of fame goaltender and current New York Islanders’ coach Patrick Roy played his final National Hockey League game with Colorado Avalanche, an overtime loss to Minnesota Wild in game seven of a first round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are expected on Monday, April 22, as is a high of 13 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…
Powell River Queens under-11 hockey team finished their season with an undefeated record.
Meanwhile…
Marathon Shuffle organizers have created a new trophy to replace the original, which disappeared in 2019.
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