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Keep the lightkeepers, say senators

Posted Tue, 2010-12-21 22:30
Date Published: 
2010-12-21
Source: 
Campbell River Mirror

The plan to destaff lightstations should be halted while a thorough cost-benefit analysis is undertaken on every manned lighthouse, according to a federal Senate committee.

“Keep the keepers,” said Senator Bill Rompkey, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

The committee released its interim report on lighthouses Tuesday during a teleconference from Ottawa.

Last year, the Canadian Coast Guard embarked on another plan to destaff the last 50 manned lightstations in the country, all of which are located on the B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador coasts.

Future of B.C.'s scenic lighthouses is uncertain

Posted Sun, 2010-06-13 21:16
Date Published: 
2010-06-10
Source: 
Robert LeBaron, Nanaimo Daily News

The possibility that up to 1,000 Canadian lighthouses could soon be up for private sale by Ottawa is seen as federal "muscle-flexing" by Vancouver Island's lighthouse keepers.

Under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act that came into force on May 29, private sector buyers can apply to purchase lighthouses deemed surplus by the federal government.