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We are not to be found in the virtual racks of Best Beach Holiday Destinations. This, like most sweeping generalizations, does not tell the whole story, however. Canada has a bumper crop of beaches, if not the climate to enjoy them year-round, and the coronavirus that has clobbered those Caribbean sun plans is poised to give our oft-neglected shorelines their moment in the sun. With some 250,000 km of coastline, it’s a geographic given that this country will have beaches worth boasting about. Here a few worth investigating: British Columbia’s wild west coast off Vancouver Island is raved about by surfers and nature worshippers for good reason. At the 49,000-hectare Pacific Rim National Park, Long Beach unspools 16 kilometres of lush foreshore between the communities of Ucluelet and Tofino and is renowned for its pounding waves and centuries-old First Nations heritage. You can spend entire days here walking the largely isolated beaches. ....