Environment Canada warns of strong winds hitting Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, and Inland Vancouver Island on Nov.8 and Nov. 9, following storms over the weekend. In the Metro Vancouver region, “a rapidly deepening weather system” will generate strong southeast winds starting the night of Nov. 8, with southeast winds “peaking up to 50 km/h, gusting to 70” during the overnight hours, Environment Canada said in a statement. Winds of 40 km/h gusting to 60 will turn southwest in the morning of Nov. 9 and will continue throughout the day, and will also impact Howe Sound and inland Vancouver Island. A separate notice from Environment Canada also warns of strong winds from “an intense Pacific front” that will arrive along the B.C. coast on the afternoon of Nov. 8, affecting communities along the Strait of Georgia and Haro Strait, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands, East Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast. …