Happy Monday!
Mike Massullo submitted today’s featured image, which he took earlier this month as the sun was setting over Cranberry Lake.
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On this day:
In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, who ascended the throne in 1542 when she was six days old, was forced to abdicate; her one-year-old son became King James VI of Scots.
In 1911, Machu Pichu, the largely forgotten 15th century Inca site in Peru was rediscovered by American Hiram Bingham III.
In 1915, passenger ship SS Eastland, while carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster.
In 1982, the song "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor from the Rocky III soundtrack reached the top of the music charts.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 60 per cent chance of rain are in the forecast for Monday, July 24. A high of 17 degrees Celsius is expected during the day, dropping to 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…
North Island College partnered with Vancouver Island University (VIU) tiwšɛmawtxʷ campus to offer a regenerative farming program to people living in the qathet region.
Meanwhile…
Having started at Myrtle Point Golf Club as a young teen, Kyle Taggart is now helping develop some of the world’s finest golf courses.
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