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Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Monday!

Regular contributor Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured image, which he took recently at Brew Bay, south of Powell River, while a pair of four-legged friends cooled off in the ocean.

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On this day:
In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

In 1918, the Bolsheviks executed Russia’s Czar Nicholas II and his family.

In 1955, Disneyland officially opened in Anaheim, California.

Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 70 per cent chance of rain are in the forecast for Monday, July 17, as is a high of 20 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 12 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…
Marine Avenue Business Association is calling on artists to submit ideas for a new Blackberry Fest T-shirt.

Meanwhile…
Powell River RCMP alerted residents about a Vancouver Coastal Health telephone scam.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.