Happy Wednesday!
James Donald submitted today’s featured photo, which he took in Wildwood last month as a deer family crossed a quiet street.
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On this day:
In 1492, Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the present-day Americas began when he set sail from Spain.
In 1936, Jesse Owens won the 100-metre sprint at the Berlin Olympics, his first of four gold medals at the quadrennial sporting event.
In 1952, the Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, where 17-year-old George Genereux of Saskatoon claimed Canada’s only gold medal (trap shooting), came to an end. Genereux later received the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s athlete of the year.
Today’s weather:
Wednesday, August 1, is expected to be mainly sunny with 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…
A feature film with the working title Can I Get A Witness? has wrapped its three-week shooting schedule in the qathet region.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River Council has appointed a new chief administrative officer.
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