Fisheries committee  There are 51.

Fisheries committee  That would be the responsibility of the new owners.

Fisheries committee  No, I do not.

Fisheries committee  That could be part of the business case that my colleague mentioned.

Fisheries committee  I think so. Nevertheless, I want to emphasize that the lack of resources I alluded to has nothing to do with existing site contamination. We have other funds available to us to address that problem. However, we will endeavour to get these estimates to you.

Fisheries committee  We feel that it should be allocated all at once, since we want to raise standards for lighthouses.

Fisheries committee  Obviously, it depends on the criteria that we have discussed. One possible estimate is a minimum of $65 million. That figure could be higher, depending on certain criteria.

Fisheries committee  If harbours were included in the structures, then that would drive up the costs. Another factor is the actual number of lighthouses that would receive a heritage designation. Depending on the standards, costs could escalate. One example that is often cited is that of heritage tr

Fisheries committee  We have to find a source of funds to be able to implement the bill.

Fisheries committee  A portion of that.

Fisheries committee  It would depend on the standards or the criteria the parks minister would be developing, so we can't answer that question. We can ballpark it.

Fisheries committee  What I was saying, or building on what Patricia said, is if a wharf is designated as part of the heritage site and then entails a higher standard in terms of upkeep in accordance with heritage standards, that's going to drive up the costs. As you quite rightly pointed out, some

Fisheries committee  You're quite right, and that's why we would need some funding to be able to give this bill some life. Because we're not about to divest ourselves of our lighthouses in the condition they're in, that's why we need the money to bring them up to a reasonable standard.

Fisheries committee  We had a bit of this discussion last time. We have roughly 750 that you could define as lighthouses. Within that number, about 250 are the kinds of lighthouses you see on postcards. The other 500 or so are navigational aids, but they do meet the definition of lighthouses as well,

Fisheries committee  I'm Cal Hegge, ADM of HR and corporate services, from Fisheries and Oceans.