Happy Saturday!
Regular contributor Vanesa Acuto submitted today’s featured image of a heron taking in a recent sunset over Vancouver Island.
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On this day:
In 1452, artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy.
In 1945, during World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated about 53,000 prisoners found inside German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
In 1947, Major League Baseball’s first black player, Jackie Robinson, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day in a win over the Boston Braves.
In 1994, the World Trade Organization was founded.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Saturday, April 15, as is a high of eight degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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…
Real estate sales in the qathet region throughout March 2023 were nearly as robust as they were in March 2022.
Meanwhile…
International Choral Kathaumixw founder Don James reflects on the origins of the popular festival, which began in 1984 and returns in July 2023.
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