A Note

On June 9, 2012 we are getting married in Telegraph Cove, British Columbia, Canada. We hope this site will become your Muster Point for all things wedding related. We encourage you to check back often to clarify dates, check out cabin options and plan activities! Email us at thebrakes2012@gmail.com with any questions or comments you want to send our way.

Be sure to click the Telegraph Cove photo at the bottom of this page to check out their website!

We hope you can join us!
Andrea & Dion




Directions


Telegraph Cove is a quaint boardwalk community on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. 

Directions from Comox Airport to Telegraph Cove BC. : Via Map Quest

1.Start out going southwest on Argus Ave.0.6 km
2.Take the 1st left to stay on Argus Ave.0.02 km
3.Turn right onto Knight Rd. Pass through 1 roundabout.1.5 km
4.Turn right onto Hudson Rd.
  • Hudson Rd is 0.5 kilometers past Military Row
  • If you reach Anderton Rd you've gone about 0.8 kilometers too far
0.9 km
5.Turn left onto Atlas Rd.
  • Atlas Rd is 0.2 kilometers past Pridy Rd
0.8 km
6.Take the 1st right onto Anderton Rd.
  • Anderton Rd is just past Grayling Dr
0.5 km
7.Turn left onto Ryan Rd.
  • If you reach Greenwood Cres you've gone about 0.2 kilometers too far
2.5 km
8.Turn right onto Lerwick Rd.
  • Lerwick Rd is 0.4 kilometers past Crown Isle Blvd
  • If you reach Cowichan Ave you've gone about 0.4 kilometers too far
0.7 km
9.Lerwick Rd becomes Veterans Memorial Pky.2.0 km
10.Turn slight left onto Vanier Dr.1.1 km
11.Turn right onto Headquarters Rd.0.2 km
12.Take the 1st left onto Dove Creek Rd.
  • Dove Creek Rd is just past Pebernat Rd
  • If you reach Stephen Rd you've gone about 0.4 kilometers too far
1.0 km
13.Stay straight to go onto Piercy Rd.5.9 km
14.Turn slight right onto HWY-19 N/Inland Island Hwy N. Continue to follow HWY-19 N.
  • HWY-19 N is 1.4 kilometers past Forbidden Plateau Rd
228.3 km
15.Turn right.0.1 km
16.Turn slight right onto Beaver Cove Rd.0.8 km
17.Go straight.9.6 km
18.Turn left (Portions unpaved).0.6 km
19.Take the 2nd right (Portions unpaved).
  • 0.3 kilometers past Kokish Hatchery Access Rd
0.03 km
20.Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).3.1 km
21. Welcome to Telegraph Cove!


About The Cove:
In 1911 a telegraph station was stationed here giving the Cove it’s name. In the Early 1920s  Albert Wastell, owner of the 400 acres surrounding the cove, facilitated the establishment of a Japanese salmon saltery.  A sawmill was built to cut logs and build boxes for shipping.  However, the introduction of cardboard and the closure of the salmon saltery, Wastell and his new partner Alec McDonald faced the depression selling lumber in the surrounding coastal communities.

Wastell and MacDonald made it through the 1930’s and business picked up with the demand of the 2nd World War.  The population of the cove started to swell.  Men came to work at the sawmill and brought their families which led to the need of a school, post office, and more infrastructure. With the cove’s isolation the residents became a tight knit community, turning to each other for their entertainment. During this time Albert Wastell’s son Fred became a prominent community leader; running the sawmill and taking care of the Cove’s needs. 

In the early 1980’s the present owners of Telegraph Cove Resorts, Gordie and Marilyn Graham, began development of a campground and marina.  They could never have dreamed of the success of their venture. In the summer months the cove is bustling with fishermen, whale watchers, kayakers, and curious tourists who have come to take in great sightseeing and take a peak into history.


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