Fisheries committee  We're interested in both. We want to make sure that the properties are protected, and if the federal government is interested in maintaining those properties, we consider that to be the best scenario. But in cases where that's not going to happen, we have to look for alternatives

Fisheries committee  I don't think any heritage organization in the country wants to rush out and acquire federal buildings when the federal government still has a purpose for them and still wants to operate them. That's the best scenario, even for historic lighthouses—if they're still operational. H

Fisheries committee  There have been a variety of arrangements In Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincial government has already been directly involved in a couple of them, the one Mr. Russell mentioned at Point Amour. It was developed in part with funding from the provincial government, but it's m

Fisheries committee  And other circumstances.

Fisheries committee  It's possible. It would depend on the location.

Fisheries committee  Perhaps I could make one comment about the question of isolated lighthouses. I think that will be the most difficult issue to deal with, there's no question about that. Many of them are so remote that it's virtually impossible for most people to get to them. The thing about this

Fisheries committee  It would not for the current operators, I wouldn't think, not for the lighthouses that have already been divested and, I wouldn't imagine, for the ones that are on a long-term lease. It may have some implications for new private operators who come forward and want to take over li

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to speak to the committee on this issue. I see a lot of familiar faces from my province around the table, and I guess that's a testament to the importance of fisheries matters to the province. Lighthouses may seem to be relatively less