Happy Friday!
Regular contributor Rick McGrath captured today’s featured image, The Claws of Texada, while on a Pacific Coastal Airlines flight.
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On this day:
In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, an ancient rock inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V, was found in Egypt. It proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
In 1870, Canada welcomed its fifth province when Manitoba joined confederation. It was previously controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
In 1994, For the first time in recorded history, astronomers observed a collision between two celestial objects when Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided with Jupiter.
Today’s weather:
Friday, July 15, is expected to be mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers and a high of 20 degrees Celsius. The forecast also calls for a 60 per cent chance of showers in the evening with a low of 14 degrees.
For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Powell River RCMP members are investigating a theft from a delivery truck on Alberni Street, which happened on July 12.
Meanwhile…
Two ultramarathoners from the qathet region recently completed one of the toughest trail runs in North America.
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