Environment Canada issuing Severe Thunderstorm Watches across the province.
The
watches have been issued for Saint John and County, the Kennebecasis
Valley, Sussex, Kings County, St. Stephen, Charlotte County, Grand
Manan, and more.
The
weather service says the storms are likely this afternoon or evening
with the potential for strong winds heavy downpours and possibly hail.
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Over 30
artists are in Hampton this weekend creating tiny works of art — they're
taking part in Bloomin' Artists, a biennial fundraiser for the town's
John Peters Humphrey Foundation.
Participating artist Alison Murphy tells us there are six gardens open for the artists to take inspiration from.
They'll create their works of art in the garden, and the public is
welcome to watch them work. The art itself will be small enough to fit
inside a 12-inch pizza box.
The
viewing of the finished art takes place at the Lighthouse River Centre
at 1075 Main Street starting on both Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am with
auctions at 2pm and 4:30pm.
This year, the John Peters Humphrey Foundation contributed funds towards a Hemmings House film about Humphrey called The Boy Who Was Bullied, a documentary about the human rights advocate. The film premiered on CBC Atlantic earlier this month.
A man arrested in connection with two robberies taking place within the span of half an hour.
Saint John Police say at 5:30am this morning, a man went into the Hilton demanding
cash. Then, just before 6am, the man entered the Garden Street Irving,
demanding cash and left with an undisclosed amount of money.
He was
nabbed after a vehicle chase, which turned into a foot chase, ending on
Prince Edward Street. The man is in court today, and is charged with two
counts of robbery.
The
number of black bears in the province is growing, and one scientist says
the upswing is directly related to the economic downtown across the
border.
Kevin
Craig, a wildlife biologist for the Department of Natural Resources says
because of the financial conditions in the United States, fewer
Americans are taking trips to the province to hunt the bears. Craig says
the decrease in visiting hunters and more habitat has led to their
numbers ballooning to 17,000 in the last few years.
There's
been an increase in bear sightings in residential areas, however, Craig
says people can reduce the number of encounters with bears by not
leaving out garbage and bird feeders at night. To re-locate them, the Department of Natural Resources has set many live-traps in a variety of areas.
