CKBW/HANK: Live Coverage Of Bluenose II Launch

Organizers for the Bluenose II relaunch are urging residents to arrive early for the celebration in Lunenburg. The official relaunch celebration will begin at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning to take advantage of high tides. Premier Darrell Dexter, Defence Minister Peter McKay, MP Gerald Keddy, Mayor Laurence Mawhinney and MLA Pam Birdsall will all take part in the celebration. The Bluenose is expected to return to the water shortly after 8 o'clock then be tugged over to the Fisheries Museums for the remainder of the day. More than 350 parking spaces will be available at several locations around Lunenburg. They include HB Studio's, Composites Atlantic and Lunenburg Academy. Other parking will be available at The Surf Shop, Highliner Foods and Lunenburg Community Centre. We'll provide traffic updates and live coverage of the relaunch beginning at 6AM on Saturday.