Happy Monday!
Regular contributor Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured image, taken recently at Mahoods Beach on a windy day.
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On this day:
In 1970, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled Apollo 13 while en route to the moon, astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
In 1974, British singer Victoria Beckham was born.
In 1982, Queen Elizabeth II and Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau signed the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, which established the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of the country’s new constitution.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Monday, April 17, as is a high of seven 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…
qathet Regional District’s finance committee is recommending that the regional board give first three readings to the resource-recovery centre and waste-transfer station loan authorization bylaw for up to $6.4 million.
Meanwhile…
School District 47 (SD47) hosted its spring cross-country meet at Edgehill Elementary School on Thursday, April 13.
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