Join us on the BEAR Hikes for Newcomers on August 23

🌟 Join us on the BEAR (Building Empowerment And Resilience) Hikes for Newcomers Program – FREE admission

🗓️ Saturday, August 23

🕑 9 AM – 5 PM

📍 Hiking and a picnic at Darlington Provincial Park, in collaboration with Parkbus

Meeting Point: Board the bus at 1570 Wilson Avenue, just behind the KFC at 9:00 AM.

✅ In Darlington Provincial Park, we will do some hiking.

✅ Then you can stay at the beach (depending on the water conditions) or you can come to the McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve with the rest of the group.

✅ From 12:00 PM to 2 PM, we are also invited to attend the program What Animals Live in Ontario Parks facilitated by Ontario Parks.

We will be coming back to the same spot at 5:00 PM

👉 Register here.

👉 Contact Marla Marquez for details: mmarquez@mnlct.org

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