Perhaps I can add a little bit of information.
Parks Canada has had a long history of dealing with volunteer organizations--community groups, if you will. We see the same sort of situation occurring here that we are used to.
If a community group were interested in taking over a lighthouse for a continuing public purpose, they would come forward with a business case. If they foresaw a requirement for some government financial assistance, they would outline it in that business case. That is not to say they would not have recourse to their own sources of funds.
In Parks Canada's experience, we've had some volunteer groups that actually operate some of our facilities, and they have been remarkably successful. They have implemented user fees, as Parks Canada implements user fees. They have done very well in undertaking major fundraising campaigns, for example, to develop major exhibits on site that explain the heritage value of the property.
There are also economic development programs that can be targeted for purposes such as heritage tourism, and they exist at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.
All that is to say that community groups have different means of finding money to support the operation of heritage lighthouses.