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Tour buses can cross the Vaughan Creek covered bridge in St. Martin’s again.

Weight restrictions were imposed a couple of weeks ago on the bridge which is a key link to the Fundy Trail Parkway and sea caves.

Transportation Minister Bill Fraser told CBC supports have now been added and traffic is back to normal. He also says a modular bridge will be installed next to the wooden bridge which will be a back up in case the covered bridge fails again. His department is also looking at a more permanent link to the Fundy Parkway.

DFO yesterday closed the snow crab fishery two days early to protect the Right Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The death of fisherman Joe Howlett while trying to rescue a Right Whale this week has also  prompted an American agency to suspend its whale rescue efforts.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has suspended all large whale rescue efforts until further notice because of Howlett’s death, saying the safety of rescuers is a top priority.