Happy Thursday!
Julie Gregory submitted today’s featured image, which she took while the sun was setting over Myrtle Bay earlier this week.
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On this day:
In 1871, British Columbia joined Canadian Confederation when Ottawa agreed to certain conditions, one being construction of a permanent railroad link between the country's east and west coasts.
In 1968, Chicago hosted the first International Special Olympics Summer Games.
In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first astronauts to walk on the moon after their Apollo 11 lunar module reached the surface.
In 1976, Viking I landed on Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the red planet and complete its mission.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are in the forecast for Thursday, July 20, as is a high of 29 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 16 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…
Sunshine Music Festival is returning at Palm Beach in qathet Regional District on Labour Day weekend.
Meanwhile…
Canada’s parliament session has ended and North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney, reflecting back, indicated a number of important issues came to the fore during the discussions.
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