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An `ice' way to start the holidays Page 12 www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, December 26, 2013 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Pre-dip heats up interest in New Year's polar plunge by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Jenna Courage feels the sting of cold from Lake Ontario waters as the annual pre-dip event was held to generate interest in the 2014 Courage Polar Bear Dip to take place at Coronation Park on New Year's Day. Come on in, the water's ne. This was the challenge Oakville's Courage brothers, Todd and Trent, and members of World Vision put to residents Dec. 19, at this year's Courage Polar Bear Pre-Dip, off the icy shores of Coronation Park. More than a dozen brave people plunged into Lake Ontario's frigid waters to raise awareness for World Vision water projects and the dip on New Year's Day. During the -2 C morning, Mother Nature provided pre-dippers with a beautiful sunrise, but she also threw an obstacle in their path with snowfall creating an icy cliff at the water's edge. The ve-foot drop was not enough to keep event see Lake on p.8 | photo by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! sothebysrealtyoakville.ca | 905.845.8908 | 132 Allan Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3N5 Sotheby's International Realty Canada. Not intended to solicit propeties already under contract.