A Wednesday night fire in Port Edward harbour has destroyed a fishing lodge which normally is placed off of Dundas Island and had been in operation since 1992.
The fire brought out the combined resources of the Port Edward Fire Department, the Canadian Coast Guard and a large fishing vessel docked nearby, who tried to douse the flames, which eventually consumed three barges of the lodge tied up in the harbour. All three had structures of the Silverback Fishing Lodge burn down to the waterline.
No cause for the fire has been identified yet.
Fishing lodge gutted by fire
The Daily News
Friday, April 20, 2007
Three barges with the Silverback Fishing Lodge caught fire while docked in Port Edward harbour Wednesday night and burnt down to the waterline.
Paul Tasker of the Canadian Coast Guard said the Point Henry, Port Edward Fire Department and firefighters on a large fishing vessel docked nearby all responded to fight the fire from both the land and from the water side.
“It burnt for more than an hour, pretty much down to the barge line,” said Tasker.
Speaking on behalf of Silverback owners Clayton Vanier and Jennifer Nelson, Robyn Bertrand said thankfully no one was hurt and they are insured.
Bertrand said they were in the process of preparing to leave for the first trip of the season.
“They are a nice couple and I am upset as anyone this happened to them,” said Port Edward Mayor Dave MacDonald.
No one knows yet how the fire started.
Silverback Lodge, also called the Haa Nee Naa Lodge, has been in operation since 1992.
The lodge is usually docked up near the north shore of Dundas Island and offers bottom fishing, salmon fishing and fly fishing to its clients.
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