The fire destroyed the Whale Interpretive Centre, about a third of a historic pier, the Old Saltery Pub, Killer Whale Cafe, Wastell Manor heritage house and the Prince of Whales whale-watching office and staff housing.

Parts of the historic boardwalk in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island were destroyed by a large fire, Port McNeill Fire Rescue said Tuesday morning.

An early morning fire in Telegraph Cove has destroyed a whale museum, restaurant and much of the historic pier. Brent Borg, Port Hardy Fire Rescue Chief, had just gotten into bed at 5:30 a.m. after responding to another fire when a call came in from Port McNeill Fire Rescue requesting help with a blaze in Telegraph Cove.

Port McNeill Fire Rescue says in a social media post that the fire was still burning under the structure hours after it erupted

Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resort on northeast Vancouver Island into a thriving ecotourism hub.

The final day of 2024 turned out to be a heartbreaking and devastating day for the residents of Vancouver Island when a fire engulfed numerous historic sections of the island’s Telegraph Cove in the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve.

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island. Fire crews are warning people to stay away from the popular tourism site where the fire erupted on Tuesday morning,