Happy Thursday!
Lisa Hansen submitted today’s featured image, which she took recently from the picnic area at Saltery Bay Provincial Park.
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Today’s weather:
Clouds and rain is expected on Thursday, May 16, as is a high of 14 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven degrees in the evening, according to the Weatherhood station above the Peak office (4493F Marine Avenue, Powell River). The chance of rain is forecast to be 65 per cent. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
On this day:
In 1770, 14-year-old Marie Antoinette became the wife of future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15 years old at the time of the marriage.
In 1975, 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit, and Japanese adventurer and climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest.
In 1982, New York Islanders defeated Vancouver Canucks 3-1 in game four of the Stanley Cup final to sweep the National Hockey League championship series in four straight games.
In 1985, the National Basketball Association named future hall of famer Michael Jordan as its rookie of the year.
In case you missed it…
A shared 5,000-square-foot performing arts and cultural hub is being built by PRISMA in Townsite
Meanwhile…
Painter, poet and mixed-media artist Jo Forrest is preparing for a solo art exhibit in June at the Crucible Gallery in Townsite.
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