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It’s Day 11 of the 2019 Alberta election campaign trail. Here’s what the province’s political parties are doing today.

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Rachel Notley in Sherwood Park

Rachel Notley promised Friday that a re-elected NDP government wouldcover prescription co-payments for seniors with incomes less than $75,000 per year.

That amounts to $110 million a year from the provincial purse.

Currently seniors pay 30 per cent of the cost of a prescription up to a maximum of $25. That’s through a Blue Cross insurance plan for Alberta seniors over 65.

Notley said these costs add up, and prescriptions can be a financial barrier for many seniors.

The NDP estimated the change would apply to four out of five seniors and save them an average of $200 a year.

Stephen Mandel in Edmonton

Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel is in Edmonton Friday giving media interviews from 9-11 a.m. before making a forestry announcement at 11:30 a.m.

According to a Thursday news release, the party’s forestry plan calls for the creation of a technological research institute, changing the building code to allow for tall wood buildings and investing in forestry exports in an effort to “drive a billion dollar boost in the forestry industry and create 6,000 jobs.”

“Our forestry industry has huge growth potential for our province and we should leverage it as an important resource with smart government support and rule changes,” Mandel said in the news release. “We should be building more of our great towns and cities with sustainably grown and harvested Alberta lumber. And we should be developing and using cutting-edge research to find new and creative uses for our resources.”