Happy Friday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo, which captures Pacific white-sided dolphins feeding earlier this month, providing a show for the folks on the sea walk.
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On this day:
In 1869, machinist and inventor William Hamilton received the first patent issued by the Canadian government for his Eureka Fluid Meter machine, which was designed to measure liquids.
In 1877, Phobos, one of two moons orbiting Mars, was discovered by Asaph Hall, who also discovered the planet’s other moon, Deimos.
In 2016, Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the men's 200-metre sprint for the third Summer Olympics in a row, this time in in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Today’s weather:
Friday, August 18, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of 22 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 11 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…
After months of hard work renovating, Diversa Collective, a video production business, is open for business.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Otago Rugby Club’s Old Boys will be taking on Burnaby Twilighters in an exhibition match at Cranberry Field on August 19.
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