Happy Monday!
Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured photo, which he took on Saturday at Brew Bay in qathet Regional District.
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On this day:
In 1918, the first cases of the Spanish flu were documented, later referred to as the Great Influenza Epidemic when the first case was determined to have been in the United States. The disease caused more than 25 million deaths around the world.
In 1927, George Herman “Babe” Ruth became the highest-paid player in baseball history when he signed a contract with New York Yankees worth $70,000 per season.
In 2005, businesswoman and television personality Martha Stewart left a federal prison after serving five months for her role in a stock scandal and faced another five months of home confinement.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and clouds is expected on Monday, March 4, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus two 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…
City of Powell River mayor Ron Woznow’s effort to have funding for the on-demand Zunga Bus terminated in the 2024 budget has failed.
Meanwhile…
Four Tides Hospice Society has a fundraising project at qathet Art Centre that is for the birds.
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