New Year’s Day 2026 will mark a special milestone for the Ness Lake Bible Camp.
This year’s Polar Bear Dip will be the 25th edition of the event put on by the Camp.
“The Polar Bear Dip is like the premiere jump in the water on New Year’s Day,” said Ness Lake Bible Camp Director Dave Horton.
“You can do the sissy dip in Vancouver anytime you want, you can do that any day of the year, but this only happens one day a year because we’re cutting through a foot-and-a-half of ice.”
Every year the funds raised from the event helps send kids to camp who may not be able to afford it.
“Camp costs a lot, and the fees keep going up because the costs around us keep going up, which means that it becomes less and less accessible to certain families,”
“As the Director of camp, that kills me, to know that when I’m increasing prices to keep camp afloat, that we’re removing some families. This event is massive.”
According to Horton, the event has raised more than $250,000 to send kids to camp over the 25 years.
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