Hull Warnings and Dangers

Hull, along with the rest of The National Capital Region, is well provided with dedicated traffic-free recreational pathways for cycling and hiking which link the main beauty spots along the rivers and the Gatineau Hills.

The pathways are maintained by The National Capital Commision who aim to have the 170 km of pathways ready to use every year by 1st May.

During the winter however, when an evening's snowfall can exceed 40 cm, it's probably best to leave your bike at home!

...it'll only be 20% Alcohol if you buy it in the supermaket!!!

Hull, being in Quebec as opposed to Ontario, has a relatvely lax attitude as to where you can purchase alcohol but the province's liquor control board (SAQ - Societe des Alcools du Quebec) still doesn't allow private retailers to sell full-strength hard liquors.

And so whilst your local supermarket or corner store may have an attractive looking selection of spirits and liqueurs at what seem like very reasonable prices it should be noted that these will be half-strength with a maximum of 20% alcohol as opposed to the 40% norm to be found in the SAQ stores themselves.

But look on the bright side - at least your nearest beer or glass of wine is rarely more than a couple of hundred metres away, just leave the hard stuff alone unless bought with premeditation!

Went you come in my town, you must know french, pls. When I go to Ottawa, I speak in english. If you decide to cross the river, change your langage. If we see that you are doing the effort, people will appreciat it. Something, and it's true, you could have a better service! So respect are culture! Yes we know english, but here we speak french! Who would go to China without learning chinesse first?

French people like to drink. It is not a generalizing statement just an observation. I am not talking about that occasional glass of vine or cooler. I'm talking heavy duty beer and liquor drinking. There are lots of poor and unemployed people live in old Hull. They scatter around parks or just sitting outside on the front porch of their rental place. You can also see old sofas or used car seats thrown out and drunk people sitting on them smoking and holding a beer bottles. Don't approach these people. At times they say naughty things to non locals and they can even attack you at night. Especially if they hear you speak English.

Here is a picture of a poor, homeless, patriotic man in a park. Look at the Quebec flag on his bicycle