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THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 2017 · · · KVILLE · metrolandmedia $ 1 .0 0 CONNECTED TO YOUR C O M M U N IT Y IN S ID E H A L T O N .C O M 40 pages Plunge into 2018 OAKVILLE L A C E D E N T A L dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 S ta teFa rm Darryl R Dem ille, C F P 905-842-1020 www.darryldemille.com Real Local People. Real Local Service. Trent Courage, left, and Todd Courage invite you to their annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip at Coronation Park. | Nikki Wesley/Metroland Oakville 2017 Jum p into 2 0 1 8 w ith C ourage P olar B e ar Dip by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff People lo o kin g for a unique w ay to begin the New Year and an im portant cause to support are invited to participate in the Courage Polar Bear D ip for W orld V isio n on Jan. 1, 2018. Launched 33 years ago by Oakville brothers Todd and Trent Courage, initially as a w ay to "shake off the cobw ebs" follow ing N e w Year' s Eve, the event has grow n into a m assive annual spectacle. O n Jan. 1, 20 1 7 around 8 0 0 people charged into the frigid waters o f Lake Ontario from Oakville' s Coronation Park. That polar bear dip raised close to $140 ,0 0 0 w ith around $1.6 m illion raised since the event' s inception for water projects in Africa. "W e're always very excited about this and w e are very m u ch look in g forward to it," said Trent. "It' s a great w ay to kick in the N ew Year w h eth er yo u are a dipper or a spectator." "I can tell y o u as y o u are running out o f the water you feel fantastic. G oing in ...n o t so m u ch ," said Todd. "C om ing ou t y o u ju st feel totally rejuvenated." see Dip on p.10 I S tr u c ktw ic e Page 3 Real Results Real Advice Real Estate SAUNDERS, S A X T O N & W IN T E R Happy New Year HP Wendy Saunders Sales Representative 0 * from Our Family to Yours Kim Saxton Sales Representative Ruth Anne W in te r Br 905.845.1223 sswteam@johnstonanddaniel.com1 1 ' 136 Church Street, Unit 1 B , Oakville, ON L 6 J 1M 9