HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s heritage minister says he wants a full review of the Bluenose II restoration project, which is now at least two years behind schedule.
Tony Ince made the announcement today after revealing the $16-million project has been hit with another delay.
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Ince had said the famed schooner would start sea trials this month, but he now says that won’t happen until some time in the new year.
The minister says he doesn’t know what is holding up the project.
He says the ongoing dockside tests in Lunenburg have been complex.
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Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador was supposed to return to regular sailing in the summer of 2012 after an extensive two-year rebuild, but that deadline has been put off until next spring.
*With a file from Global News’ Brett Ruskin
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