Happy Monday!
Andrew Bradley submitted today’s featured photo of orcas surfacing near a sailboat while heading south. The photo was taken from the Marine Avenue roadside near Massett Street in Westview on February 17. Must have been cool to be aboard.
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On this day:
In 1616, the Roman Inquisition delivered an injunction to astronomer Galileo Galilei demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which stated the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.
In 1829, Levi Strauss, whose company manufactured the first blue jeans, was born in Germany.
In 1952, England prime minister Winston Churchill announced that his country had developed its own atomic bomb.
Today’s weather:
A sunny sky with cloudy periods is expected on Monday, February 26, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus one degree 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…
After medalling in the 1,500-metre steeplechase event at national and provincial events, qathet region track athlete Nelle Liefsoens received a second award from BC Athletics.
Meanwhile…
The last Wednesday of the month (February 28) is Pink Shirt Day, which members of Canadian Martial Arts academy recognize more often.
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