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WICKANINNISH INN
TOFINO, B.C.
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“Growing up in Tofino, as a family, we always marveled
at the sheer power of Mother Nature as we viewed the
crashing waves below our home. Later in life, our father
had a cabin built near Chesterman Beach on a point
of land just beyond where the Wickaninnish Inn would
eventually be.”
- Charles McDiarmid, President & Managing Director
BY: CHELSEA FORMAN
he familiar gray of Canada’s West Coast
prowls across the sky marking winter
on the Pacific Rim. Vancouver Island’s
open coast braces itself for the fury of
nature, where waves thrash, clouds
menace and rain is so relentless, we toy with
the idea of punishment from above. Storm
watching season is in full swing.
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One of the islands most renowned retreats for
storm watching is Tofino’s Wickaninnish Inn.
Offering unprecedented luxury and comfort,
the Inn is perched on a pristine point of land
over the sea. Completely exposed to nature’s
wild elements, it divides the rain forest and
the wild Pacific Ocean.