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Educating 21st Season's Century Leaders Greetings! · Preschool to Grade 8 · www.glenburnieschool.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.carstaroakville.com SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 905-8457579 547 Trafalgar Rd. Page 3 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 154 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 56 pages $1.00 (plus tax) scott mills / special to the beaver / @halton_photog plunge right in: The Courage brothers are keeping their fingers crossed for a little snow to make the New Year's Day tradition a true polar bear dip. The Courages are hoping this year's edition of the dip, which attracts people from across Oakville, Canada, and even the U.S., will hit the $1-million mark raised for World Vision water projects. By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Time to take a `Courage Dip' on New Year's Day waves and a killer chill. "This is the coldest weather we've ever had with Breakfast Television," said Todd. "The waves weren't so bad, but it was the wind. It goes right through you." He admitted, the New Year's Day dip has seen worse weather, but the Courage brothers would prefer something gentler this year when approximately 800 participants jump into the lake during the annual fundraiser for World Vision Canada. "The weather is, what the weather is," Todd said. "My personal Todd and Trent Courage have seen all kinds of weather during their annual Courage Polar Bear Dip, which happens at Coronation Park every New Year's Day. But when they went into Lake Ontario at their annual Citytv Breakfast Television pre-dip event with Jennifer Valentyne last week (Thursday, Dec. 20), they were faced with strong winds, high favourite, I would like it to be around zero degrees with just a little bit of snow coming down. It just makes it more festive and it makes it a true polar bear dip. But you never know what you're going to get." This year, the annual event will surpass the $1-million fundraised mark for World Vision, since 1995. World Vision uses the money for water projects around the world, providing clean drinking water in impoverished communities. The dip fundraised for See Polar page 5 We wish you a Merry Christmas & aHappy New Year Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage.132 Allan Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3N5 905.845.8908 southernontariocollection.com | sothebysrealty.ca