Fire destroys historic pier, whaling museum on Vancouver Island

An investigation has been launched after a large fire in Vancouver Island’s Telegraph Cove destroyed a historic boardwalk and multiple buildings, including a local pub, a whale-watching office and a whaling museum that hosted a large collection of whale skeletons.

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