Sunday may have been a slow day on the provincial election trail, but the candidates were still making a lot of noise and trying to be seen.

Gordon Campbell traded his campaign shoes for runners in the morning, taking part in the start of the Vancouver Sun Run, and posing with the top runners.

It was the day's only public event for the premier and a welcome break from nearly a week of politicking his way across the province.

Sunday was also a lighter day for the NDP. Leader Carole James made a lone campaign stop in front of Surrey Memorial Hospital.

James says the Fraser Health Authority told Campbell in 2004 that the Surrey hospital was in crisis.

She accuses Campbell of ignoring that crisis until the 2005 election, when he promised to build a new emergency room.

But she says construction still hasn't started.

"This emergency room was built to serve 44,000 patients a year. It now serves 70,000 patients a year," said James.

James claims delays in building a new emergency room at Surrey Memorial is indicative of the Liberals' overall attitude towards healthcare.

"They close down acute care beds across this province, they didn't build the 5,000 long-term care beds they promised for seniors and you see the results in every emergency room," she added.

Not surprisingly, the Liberals take a different view.

"The fact is we promised to have the shovels in the ground and the construction beginning in 2008 and we kept that promise. Not only that but we're going to exceed what we promised the people of Surrey because we're going to build an even bigger facility," said Mary Polak, the BC Liberal candidate for Langley.

The Liberals are also fighting back against New Democrat claims the use of public-private partnerships has resulted in projects not coming in on time or on budget.

Liberal Party representative Shane Mills says the NDP is completely wrong.

Mills says the Abbotsford Regional Hospital, William R. Bennett Bridge and the Sea to Sky Highway did not have cost overruns and all were completed on time.

He also disputed the NDP's claim that government can build infrastructure for less than private firms, saying each project is different.

With a report by CTV British Columbia's Stephen Smart and files by The Canadian Press.