Fisheries committee  When we started this process, not only did we have the small craft harbours people at the table in the discussions, we also had representatives from the federal Department of the Environment. Mike MacDiarmid could probably answer this better than I, but the $10 million is funding

Fisheries committee  Yes, there was.

Fisheries committee  At the time of the initial meetings in regard to entering into this whole project, we were anticipating the standard 15% as a contingency.

Fisheries committee  In regard to the change in our operations, I'm actually very pleased to advise the committee that Meyers Pier in Victoria Harbour right now is at approximately 80% capacity. So anticipating that we can just take that extra little step and have a full operation, we are looking at

Fisheries committee  That's our focus and our direction. When it comes to our existing budget, right now, for instance, our city taxpayers are subsidizing that site at $49,000 a year, but out of that $49,000 there is an annual payment to the federal government--not that we begrudge that at all--of $3

Fisheries committee  No, there is not, at either Victoria Park or at Meyers Pier. There is a plan that is dated 1838 on that particular site. I forget the proper name for it, but it was from 1838, and it was well established. Actually Victoria Harbour was part of the harbour commission back in the 18

Fisheries committee  If I may, I'll just add to the comments relevant to the city's operation. Of course, with the small craft harbours program giving us the extension, rest assured that the staff has already approached the small craft harbours people for some minor capital funding for issues that we

Fisheries committee  I guess the short answer to that, if I may use a personal experience, is that at one time we did have some commercial fisheries along the bay, in terms of our causeway, and some of the boaters did come into what is now known as Meyers Pier. Meyers Pier tended to be more of a cold

Fisheries committee  Yes, we do have some private charter boats in this region. For about three years we had about seven boats at Meyers Pier that used the docking.

Fisheries committee  In 1984 the City of Belleville took over the management and operation of the harbour on behalf of the small craft harbours program.

Fisheries committee  The majority of the repairs we've had at Meyers Pier and Victoria Harbour over the years have been done through cost sharing--50% small craft harbour funding and 50% from the City of Belleville, from its operating budget for the site.

Fisheries committee  The user fees are presently based on the small craft harbour regulations. For this year we have advised our boaters that following the construction and completion, the city will look at the cost operations relevant to the harbour. We'll look at our fees, and they may be adjusted.

Fisheries committee  A number of years ago, actually, when this program was first announced as a divestiture, there was a regional group that got together in the profession of operating municipal harbours, and we have shared information since the beginning of this program. We continue to talk to each

Fisheries committee  If I may add to Mr. Hyndman's comments, the focus of the MIII programming relates to our water, sewer, and streets in the area immediately north of the federal lands. When we looked at it, the federal lands, being the infill, were causing flooding to the private homes. We're an

Fisheries committee  They are not.