Election Day 25: covered bridges and canvassing

As the provincialelection heads into its final week, most of the party leaders focused on canvassing Sunday while PC Leader Blaine Higgsmade an announcement that his platform includes protection for covered bridges.

"The Gallant Liberals have stood by and allowed these valued parts of our heritage to be destroyed," he said in a press release.

Higgs toured the damaged timber bridge and bailey bridge in St. Martins with executives from Wood Research and Development, an international companywith aCanadian office in Lower Cape, New Brunswick.

He said if elected, a PC government wouldcommit to repairing covered bridges when needed, rather than replacing them.He also said his government would insist on using New Brunswick businesses for government work whenever possible, and designgovernment contracts to use New Brunswick products.

"In 1953, we had 340 covered bridges," he said. "Today there are only 58."

Liberal Leader Brian Gallant started his day in Grande-Digue and laterattended a rally with former prime minister Jean Chrtienat the Delta Hotel.

Jennifer McKenzie, the NDPleader, was canvassingin Saint John Harbour.

She was part of a meet and greet at 11 a.m. with Helene Boudreau, the Memramcook-Tantramar candidate.

McKenzie's Sunday evening schedule included a stop at Goya's Pizza in Sackville.

Green Party Leader David Coon and Carleton candidate Amy Andersonmeton the lawn of the legislative assembly to film a video about the work of an MLA.

Coon canvassed in his riding of Fredericton South.

People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin went door to door in his riding ofFredericton Grand Lake.

The election will be held Sept. 24.