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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 4, 2008 - 25 Tyke hikes are back at Bronte Creek Tyke hikes are back at Bronte Creek Provincial Park for the summer. The hikes are weekly summer activities for young explorers to discover amazing features about nature in their own backyard ... all summer with the help of a park ranger. Tyke Hikes take place every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. The events are designed for kids five years of age and under, though older kids are welcome too. Kids will love the hands-on activities and games that will help them learn about Ontario's Wildlife. Children use their senses to find out exciting things that they might normally overlook. Children really enjoy seeing wildlife up close and are thrilled when they discover that they can find plants and animals everywhere, according to the hike leaders. A park ranger meets participants just outside the Nature Centre where the adventure will begin. It's good exercise and all trails and paths used for the hikes are stroller and wagon friendly. Daily vehicle permits cost $13.85 per vehicle. There is no additional fee to participate in the program. The Nature Centre is open daily in the summer 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spruce Lane Farmhouse is open daily in the summer from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Playbarn hours for the summer are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This program is being offered in the Day-Use Area. Bronte Creek Provincial Park's Day-Use Area is located one kilometre north of the QEW on Burloak Drive. For information on park events call 905827-6911 or visit www.BronteCreek.org or www.OntarioParks.com. Taste of justice SAVOURING THE MOMENT: From left, fundraising organizer Elka Enola, Amnesty International Media Award winner Sally Armstrong and Paradiso manager Anita Sauve relax at the Taste of Justice Cocktail Party held at Paradiso Restaurant in downtown Oakville as a fundraiser for the Amnesty International campaign to eliminate violence against women. The event raised $707 and the event is expected to become an annual tradition. CHRIS KORNACKI / OAKVILLE BEAVER HAS BEEN EXTENDED! QEP reunion on Mariposa Alumni of the former Queen Elizabeth Park Secondary School (QEP) are invited to a reunion of its first graduating class aboard the Mariposa Belle. "It's been 30 years since our first grad class had its party on the Mariposa Belle," said alumni Carrie Cameron. A group of alumni from the earliest years has booked the Mariposa Belle for a dinner and dance on Saturday, Aug. 9. All former staff and students are invited. The Mariposa Belle will be docking at Queen's Quay with boarding at 6:30 p.m.; returning at 11 p.m. Tickets cost $80 per person including dinner, dance with DJ, cash bar and a three-hour cruise. Tickets are available by sending a cheque payable to Lesley McVean at 1108 Montgomery Dr., Oakville, ON L6M 1G1.