Editor’s letter

A biting wind howls across the seascape. Sheets of rain lash down, drenching the sand in seconds. A flash of lightning cracks through the sky, followed by a low rumble of thunder, while towering waves heave and crash against the shore. It’s the kind of weather that drives most beachgoers indoors — shutters slammed, fires stoked and prayers whispered that the power will hold. But not on Canada’s Vancouver Island. Here, storm season is a spectacle — and Tofino’s driftwood-strewn beaches offer a fr...