After 12 calls for help this month, Quebec police ask hikers to plan ahead and use caution

The Sûreté du Québec has issued a plea to hikers who may be planning to head into Gatineau Park and other wooded areas to see the fall colours to plan carefully and take steps to stay out of trouble.
Police said they’ve already responded to more than 12 calls for help in the National Capital Commission’s massive public park involving hikers in situations that could have been avoided.
According to police, any excursion into the forest, or any remote area, is not wi