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

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

TELEGRAPH COVE, B.C. — Fire crews on Vancouver Island are warning people to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove where a massive fire has...

TELEGRAPH COVE, B.C. - Fire crews on Vancouver Island are warning people to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove where a massive fire has...

TELEGRAPH COVE, B.C. - Fire crews on Vancouver Island are warning people to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove where a massive fire has...

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred...

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred...

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred...

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred...

A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred...