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Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs 'stats'-j^gr Fri Sat a -1° -7 Sun 3° -3° -1° -5° 0° -2° Stressed out? Take a hike Spotlight Promoting diversify and equity Artscene ifgiairoPRO MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTOPRO OAKVILLE 2212 Wyecroft Road, Oakville 905-469-2442 autopraaakvllle.mechanlcnet.com dentistoakville.com 9 0 5 -8 4 2 -6 0 3 0 Thursday, December 29, 2016 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax The Courage brothers, Todd and Trent, held a pre-Polar Bear Dip segment for City TV's Breakfast Televison Dec. 21. | James Hogget photo Hundreds ready to take icy plunge in Polar Bear Dip by Nathan Howes Oakville Beaver Staff Now that Christmas is over, Oakville resi dents are gearing up for the next annual holi day tradition -- the Courage Polar Bear Dip Sunday (Jan. 1). The annual New Year' s Day tradition has drawn thousands of people into the icy wa ters of Lake Ontario and raised more than $ 1 .4 million for W orld Vision clean water projects since its establishment 3 2 years ago. Held at Coronation Park, the event Sun day will support initiatives in Rwanda, Gha na, Mali and Tanzania. This year, Todd and Trent Courage' s dip, Canada' s largest, will mark the country' s 150th birthday Dippers are encouraged to wear red and white or classic attires. The brothers are hoping to raise $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 , the largest amount for a single dip, to put the total support to World Vision at more than $ 1 .5 million. "Literally, Jan. 1 is the hrst day of the 150th year and this is a great way to ring it in. It is truly a Canadian event," said Trent. The Courage brothers held their yearly pre-dip festivities early in the morning Dec. 21 at Oakville' s Coronation Park to promote the upcoming fundraising event. Trent and Todd spoke to the Oakville Bea ver following Wednesday' s gathering, which was well-attended. About 30 people showed up to run into see Brothers on p. 4 A Legacy o f Excellence S A U N D E R S , S A X T O N & W IN T E R # W e n d y Saunders Sales R ep resen tativ e Happy N ew Year from O u r Family to Yours · · · 1 JOHNSTON &DANIEL Kim S a x ^ it ^ Sales R ep resen tativ e Rut ne W in te r ro ke r 905.845.1223 ssw@johnstonanddaniel.com 136 Church Street, Unit 1B, O akville, O N L6J 1M9