Tonight Is Algonquin Night!

Tonight is Algonquin Night at Kingsbrae Garden.

The annual Festival of Trees in St. Andrews is a silent auction on Christmas Trees loaded with goodies from local businesses, as well as collecting food and monetary donations for the food bank.

Volunteer Centre of Charlotte County Co-ordinator Donna Linton tells Tide News people are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items or a suggested donation of $3 for admission to the Festival of Trees.

For "Algonquin Night", the Algonquin Hotel will match the weight of food donations that are raised tonight.

The Festival is open from 5-9, and you will be able to bid on any of the Christmas trees until December 29th.

Slushy And Slippery Roads In Charlotte County This Weekend

Get ready for a big slushy mess.

Environment Canada issuing a freezing rain warning for the weekend in Charlotte County.

The national forecaster says periods of snow will be mixed with ice pellets and freezing rain by tonight.

That will continue into tomorrow evening when the temperature rises to 2 degrees above zero and we'll have some rain showers.

Sunday is also calling for more snow and freezing rain.

2 Hurt In 5 Vehicle Crash On Highway 1

5 vehicles in a major crash on Highway 1 westbound near the Tourist bureau leaving two people seriously hurt.

It happened in the middle of rush hour causing a major traffic problem.

Saint John City police tell Tide News it looks light one of the cars crossed the centre line into the oncoming traffic.

The highway was closed but is now back open to traffic.

Warning About Synthetic Drugs Seized By City Police

The seizure of two synthetic drugs in the north end prompting City Police to issue a warning about their dangers. 

Sergeant Jay Henderson says both D-M-T and 2-5-I (eye) cause users to hallucinate to the point where they could be dangerously unaware of their surroundings.
 
Police say there's no known medical use for these drugs which will be chemically analysed.