Happy Wednesday!
Regular contributor Yolanda Gravnic submitted today’s featured image, overlooking Westview Harbour as the sun sent over Texada Island.
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On this day:
In 1987, characters in the long-running sitcom The Simpsons debuted on television.
In 1971, the world's first manned space station, Salyut 1, was launched by the Soviet Union.
In 2005, German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope and took the name Benedict XVI.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud, and a 40 per cent chance of showers, is in the forecast for Wednesday, April 19, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to one degree 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…
Royal LePage held a fun-filled tailgate party at a Powell River Kings’ playoff game against Surrey Eagles earlier this month. Check out the photos.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society covets a bigger facility to meet a growing demand for rehabilitation and release.
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