Happy Monday!
William Kato submitted today’s featured image, which he took during a recent visit to Lund.
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Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is expected on Monday, May 13, as is a high of 17 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to nine 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 zero per cent. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
On this day:
In 1830, the Republic of Ecuador was founded.
In 1981, in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by a Turkish gunman.
In 2004, more than 33 million viewers watched the final episode of Fraser, an NBC series that ran for 11 seasons.
In 2012, Manchester City earned its’ first-ever soccer title in the English Premier League.
In case you missed it…
Chris Mann will give a talk about the cosmos and exoplanets at Powell River Public Library later this week.
Meanwhile…
A new book by Dr. Robert Crossland, who was coroner in the 1980s and early 90s, dives into more than 20 years of investigations and reports on more than 600 sudden, unexpected deaths in the qathet community and the oceans, lakes, forests and mountains which surround it.
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