Happy Wednesday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured image of a blue heron, which he took earlier this month at the south harbour in Powell River.
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On this day:
In 1553, the only child of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, Mary I, also known as Bloody Mary due to her brutal persecution of Protestants, was proclaimed Queen of England, replacing the deposed Lady Jane Grey. Mary I ruled until her death in 1558.
In 1969, Apollo 11 went into orbit around the moon with American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on board.
In 1980, the Moscow Summer Olympics began with dozens of nations, including Canada, boycotting the quadrennial event due to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are in the forecast for Wednesday, July 19, as is a high of 27 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 15 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…
Real estate sales figures in the qathet region for June 2023 were close to the figures from the previous year.
Meanwhile…
Tla’amin language coordinator Randy Timothy discussed ʔayʔaǰuθəm (Tla’amin) language and ongoing initiatives to keep the language alive within the Tla’amin Nation community at Powell River Public Library last month.
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