Happy Tuesday!
Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured image, which captured a pair of four-legged visitors to the beach at Myrtle Rocks.
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On this day:
In 1844, a mob in Illinois killed Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother.
In 1991, Yugoslav troops invaded Slovenia following Slovenia's declaration of independence, marking the beginning of the Ten-Day War. A number of ethnic conflicts followed, leading to the break-up of Yugoslavia and resulting in at least 140,000 deaths.
In 2003, the Government of Canada proclaimed that Canadian Multiculturalism Day would be observed annually on June 27. The Department of Canadian Heritage describes the day as “an opportunity to celebrate our diversity and our commitment to democracy, equality and mutual respect and to appreciate the contributions of the various multicultural groups and communities to Canadian society.”
Today’s weather:
A sunny day is in the forecast for Tuesday, June 27, as is a high of 25 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 14 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 councillors have approved $3.5 million in expenditures for 12 Powell River Community Forest projects throughout the qathet region.
Meanwhile…
A world of misinformation and viral sensational news, related to a video taken by a trail camera on McLeod Road in Powell River more than two years ago, inadvertently became a part of Corinea Woloschuk’s reality earlier this month.
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