A new network grouping together companies and organizations offering services to hikers along the International Appalachian Trail was created this last March. Accommodation, transportation, food services, guided services, outdoor shops and tourist attractions have joined together to ensure quality services for hikers along the entire Québec section of the trail.

The West Coast Trail finally got its official welcome back on to the map, after hikers had restarted trips on the daunting route back in May. First Nations' ceremonies and speeches by the stewards of trail were held at the northern trailhead, in the coastal village of Bamfield. The trail had officially been out of commission since last December, when a major wind storm swept in off the Pacific ...