Happy Thursday!
Randy Donovan sent in today’s featured image of two-legged and four-legged friends playing at the beach in Brew Bay.
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On this day:
In 1940, classic cartoon character Bugs Bunny appeared for the first time in A Wild Hare.
In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest; the famous painter died two days later.
In 1996, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey set a new world record of 9.84 seconds en route to winning the gold medal in the 100-metres at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, becoming the first Canadian to win the race since Percy Williams in 1928.
In 1999, skateboarder Tony Hawk landed a "900", the first in the sport to accomplish the feat.
Today’s weather:
Sun and a risk of thunderstorms is in the forecast for Thursday, July 27, as is a high of 24 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 13 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…
Former Powell River Minor Hockey player Keaton Mastrodonato has signed his first professional contract.
Meanwhile…
A popular eatery in Cranberry is up for sale.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
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