If you're going to be hiking in the winter -- in a place
with snow like British Columbia -- you really need good traction devices. For general-purpose hiking, microspikes are
definitely the way to go.
You can't go wrong with these two models, both of while I use all the time:
1. Hillsound Trail Crampon
https://www.hillsound.ca/collections/traction-devices/products/trail-crampon
REI has them but also check out https://www.google.com/shopping
2. Kahtoola MICROspikes Footwear Traction
https://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/
MEC has them
The Hillsound have 1/2" spikes while the Kahtoola have 3/8" spikes. If I had to pick one, it would be the Hillsound.