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Hundreds of people jump into the icy cold waters of Lake Ontario at the Courage Brothers’ Polar Bear Dip each year while thousands watch and cheer them on. Some say it’s the incredible atmosphere of the festival, some say it’s to try something a little over the edge to bring in the New Year, others just want to get their faces in the local and national media.

It all takes place on January 1st at Coronation Park in Oakville, Ontario.

Net proceeds from the Courage Brothers’ Polar Bear Dip have been given to World Vision Canada since 1995. In that time over $380,000 has been raised and has funded water projects around the world.

January 1, 2009 | Categories: Nine Live Photography News | Tags: 1/365, 2009, 365, Alan Nielsen, Baby New Year, Bear, Brothers, Cold, Coronation Park, Courage, Courage Brothers, Dip, Janary, John Strok, Lake Ontario, New Years Day, Nine Live Photography, Oakville, Polar, Polar Bear Dip, Tom Cochrane, Water, Winner, World Vision, World Vision Canada | Leave A Comment »