Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Since the 1996 flood-and I make no apologies for bringing this up again-everyone has become aware of the necessity to preserve the valuable heritage of the few remaining houses surrounding the little white house in the old section of Chicoutimi, known as ``le bassin'', which everyone wants to preserve.

Hypothesis: There are many remaining houses surrounding the little white house in the old section of Chicoutimi,
No