Happy Wednesday!
Laura Sayer snapped today’s feature photo of participants and onlookers at a pie eating contest during the recent Blackberry Festival street party.
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On this day:
In 79 CE, Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted, which killed an estimated 20,000 people.
In 1814, British forces invaded and burned down the city of Washington, DC, including the White House and Capitol building. 24 hours later, after a storm led to the retreat of British troops, Americans regained control of the city.
In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established with Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and the United States signing on.
In 2006, Pluto was declassified as a planet by the International Astronomical Union and reclassified as a dwarf planet.
Today’s weather:
Wednesday, August 24, is expected to be sunny with a high of 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to a low of 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…
Members of the Butterfly Rangers for David Suzuki Foundation and planting pollinators in the qathet region recently erected a new sign at Duncan Street and Manson Avenue.
Meanwhile…
A medical practice wants to locate an office in an industrial business park rental unit but city staff recommended that City of Powell River council not support the application.
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