The clubhouse at the Bell Bay golf course in Baddeck has been destroyed after an overnight fire. "It's a very busy golf course, it's a new golf course and for Baddeck, when people come to visit Baddeck, it usually adds a couple more days to their stay when they come to visit the community," he said. There were no injuries and MacAulay said the fire was declared out around 6:30 a.m.On the Bell Bay golf course Facebook page, operations manager Eric Tobin said the course will be closed until further notice while staff evaluate the damage. "It's a huge loss with the start of the busy tourism season and a busy golf season, so that's certainly going to have an effect on the operation of the facility," he said. The Baddeck volunteer fire department chief Darren MacAulay said the blaze began around 12:30 a.m. Sunday and soon engulfed the building.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2016 09:43 UTC