Happy Tuesday!
Cheryl Siba submitted today’s featured image, which she took last weekend in the carving area at Powell River Logger Sports.
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On this day:
In 64 CE, the Great Fire of Rome began; it consumed most of the city for about a week.
In 1922, captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, who was dedicated to the pursuit of Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, set sail to secure Canada’s claim to the far north. He was responsible for establishing some of the earliest Royal Canadian Mounted Police posts in the north.
In 1986, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution released videotape of the Titanic on the Atlantic ocean floor, giving people the first look at the wreckage of the luxury liner, which sank in 1912.
Today’s weather:
Mainly sunny skies are in the forecast for Tuesday, July 18, as is a high of 25 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 13 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…
Here are some photo highlights of International Choral Kathaumixw, which concluded on July 8.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Community Forest (PRCF) issued its biggest cheque ever for $3,825,934, funding 12 organizations in the city and throughout qathet region.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
