Happy Thursday!
Randy Donovan submitted today’s featured photo, which he took early this week at Mahoods Beach as the sun rose in a hazy, smoked filled sky.
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On this day:
In 79 CE, an estimated 20,000 people died when Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash.
On August 24, 1814, British forces invaded Washington, DC, and set fire to the Capitol Building and the White House.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life in prison for murdering musician John Lennon.
Today’s weather:
Thursday, August 24, is expected to be cloudy in the morning with a 70 per cent chance of rain, they hazy in the afternoon. The high is forecast to be 18 degrees Celsius, dropping to 10 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…
Powell River Chamber of Commerce president Dave Formosa has indicated it is sad and regretful that the Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat mill has been permanently curtailed.
Meanwhile…
Seven bathtub racers took to local waters and provided great entertainment for the spectators who watched the race from the shore.
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