Happy Saturday!
Rick McGrath submitted today’s featured image of an interesting cloud formation while in Lang Bay.
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On this day:
In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
In 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; the explosion killed more than 140,000 people.
In 1984, Sylvie Bernier won Canada's first-ever gold medal in diving at the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
In 1991, the world wide web made its debut as a means of accessing web pages.
In 2021, Canada won the gold medal in the Tokyo Summer Olympics women's soccer tournament via penalty shootout over Sweden. The teams had played to a 1-1 draw through 90 minutes and extra time. Jessie Fleming scored in regulation time for Canada. Julia Grosso notched the decisive strike in the shootout.
Today’s weather:
Saturday, August 6, is expected to be sunny with a high of 24 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 14 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…
There will be a closure of the Wildwood bridge this coming Friday.
Meanwhile…
Powell River RCMP is investigating the theft of multiple bicycles in the 4900 block of Ontario Avenue.
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