Election Day 25: covered bridges and canvassing

As the provincial election heads into its final week, most of the party leaders focused on canvassing Sunday while PC Leader Blaine Higgs made 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 company with a Canadian office in Lower Cape, New Brunswick. 

He said if elected, a PC government would commit 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 design government 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 later attended a rally with former prime minister Jean ​Chrétien at the Delta Hotel. 

Jennifer McKenzie, the NDP leader, was canvassing in 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 Anderson met on 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 of Fredericton Grand Lake.

The election will be held Sept. 24.