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7 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,D ecem ber 20,2018 insidehalton.com 9 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER AIRE ONE MADNESS SALEAIRE ONE MADNESS SALE FURNACE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIAL $49*$49* *Call for detailsFAST & RELIABLE SERVICE $1990$1990$1990* *Call forD etails Starting From LIMITED TIME OFFER ONLY OR LIMITED TIME OFFER $3990$3990$3990*Startingom *Callf or Details RECEIVE UP TO $1,000 IN REBATES* Upgrade YoUr fUrnace for onlY HigH efficiencY fUrnace & central air York 10 Year parts & laboUr WarrantY York 10 Year parts & laboUr WarrantY $1,600 RECEIVE UP TO $1,600 IN REBATES* $59/MTHOAC* 95.5% EFF. PACkAgE INCLudES: • 95.5% HigH EfficiEncy gas furnacE • HigH EfficiEncy cEntral air r410a rEfrigErant www.aireone.com OVER 120,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OAKVILLE 905-849-4998 1-888-827-2665 220 Randall Street, Downtown Oakville 905-842-2100 peterwatsoninvestments.com Wishing everyone Health andHappiness this Holiday Season. Have aMerry Christmas and aProsperous NewYear. Area residents are once again being invited to take the plunge into frigid water for a good cause.for a good cause.f Oakville brothers Todd and Trent Courage will hold the Courage Polar Bear Dip for World Vision at Coronation Park on Jan. 1. Launched 34 years ago, initially as a way to "shake off the cobwebs" following New Year's Eve, the event has grown into a massive annual spectacle. In addition to the main event, the dip also features live music, hot chocolate, coffee and a costume con- test. "The first reason to do this is to check it off your bucket list. The second rea- son to do it is it's a lot of fun," said Todd.fun," said Todd.f "It's a carnival/festival- type feeling. With everyone dressed up in all the cos- tumes that are there and all the people that are there it is just a lot of fun and you are raising money of course for the betterment of man-for the betterment of man-f kind through water pro- jects in developing coun- tries." On Jan. 1, 2017 around 800 people charged into the chilly waters of Lake Onta- rio from Oakville's Corona- tion Park. Hundreds more stayed on the shore to watch. That polar bear dip raised close to $140,000 for water projects in Africa. Last year the event was cancelled because shifting rocks and ice made it too dangerous. While they can't control the weather Trent and Todd plan on using an area of Coronation Park, which has a sandy beach for this year's dip. They say that should prevent similar problems. Despite the 2018 dip can- cellation the brothers still succeeded in raising around $110,000 to provide communities in Mali with clean drinking water. This year the brothers are hoping to raise $120,000 for water projects in thefor water projects in thef Democratic Republic of Congo. "These projects not only change people's lives, they literally save people's lives," said Trent. "It also allows the kids to go to school because thanks to these projects they don't have to walk up to 10 kilo- metres a day to find drink- ing water." This year's dip will take place at Coronation Park, with registration begin- ning at 12:30 p.m. and the dip itself starting at 2 p.m. The costume contest is scheduled for between 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. Dippers are encouraged to bring proper running shoes (not flip-flops) they can wear into the water. They should also bring a friend who will keep an eyefriend who will keep an eyef on them when they go in. Trent and Todd said the most important thing is to be warm before going into the water and to quickly get warm after coming out. That means bringing towels, warm clothing and footwear to change into af-footwear to change into af-f ter the dip. The brothers said the ex- perience of running into the freezing water to kick off the new year is one par- ticipants will not forget. "Running in is more dif- ficult than running out,"ficult than running out,"f said Todd. "Actually running out is more difficult because you're so frozen," said Trent. "It's like pins and nee- dles against your body when you run in and when you submerge," said Todd. "When you start run- ning out you feel really re- freshed and it is just a greatfreshed and it is just a greatf way to ring in the new year. Once you warm up you just feel so happy you have donefeel so happy you have donef it. You feel just great and at the same time you have done a lot to help some peo- ple out." Participants can regis- ter and donate at www.po- larbeardip.ca. OAKVILLE'S ANNUAL COURAGE POLAR BEAR DIP SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 1 Dippers Jo Guatto in her colourful cap and Kaydi Pyette with a squid hat run out of the waters of Lake Ontario during the Courage Brothers annual Polar Bear Dip held at Coronation Park in January 1, 2017. Metroland file photo DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS RESIDENTS ASKED TO TAKE THE PLUNGE FOR WORLD VISION WATER PROJECTS IN AFRICA