The Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has made their report public into the issue of staffing of lighthouses and has made some very strong recommendations to the federal government. It will now be up to the Minister and the Cabinet to implement those recommendations.

The committee delivered its recommendations on de-staffing lighthouses after earlier visits to B.C. and Atlantic Canada. But the recommendations, does not guarantee the future of light stations on Merry Island near Sechelt or Nanaimo’s Entrance Island.