Port Morien Polar Dip

01/22/2026

Subway. The 2026 Port Morien Polar Dip trophy winners.

01/22/2026

We loved supporting this organization for the 2026 Dip!

“Little things, BIG impact”….

A kind little girl with a “cool” idea to help sick kids 👧
➕ a small but mighty committee 💪
➕ a tiny village with huge heart 💗
➕2 brave superhero siblings eager to accept the chilly challenge in their brother’s honour 😇🦸‍♂️ ………

➕ a supersized sea of supporters 🌊

🟰 💥RECORD-SMASHING 💥Participants, Spectators, AND FUNDRAISING

💲6️⃣,3️⃣9️⃣1️⃣.5️⃣0️⃣ raised for Caleb's Courage

THANK YOU to sweet Nora for wanting to help our little superheroes, to the event organizers for all their hard work and for choosing Caleb’s Courage to share in the proceeds (along with their community playground); to the sponsors, volunteers, “dippers”, & everyone who donated to this fabulous fundraiser!!

We are super grateful for this amazing donation….AND the fact that January 1st was not -24C like it was today 🥶

📸 (L👉R): 6-year old Nora (Katherine’s daughter), Katherine Snow (event organizer), Lauchie MacArthur (Caleb’s little brother) & Aubreigh MacArthur (Caleb’s big sister).

Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation

01/02/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Tracey Clements, Calvin Thomas and the rest of the executive and members of Branch 055 Legion for donating the use of their venue. This certainly contributed to this year’s success of the Dip.We really appreciate everything …….Myrna and Katherine.

01/01/2026

Wowza 🤩

01/01/2026

The Polar Dip creates so many special moments and traditions - check out little Aulay Gillis. He did his first dip today, he’s 6! His friends came to cheer him on 🥹 and his Dad and grandmother dipped with him. Three generations, how cool is that?

Feel free to tag us in your Polar Dip story. We LOVE hearing them!

01/01/2026

This is incredible!! Thank you!!

2026 Port Morien Polar Bear Dip 🥶

01/01/2026

01/01/2026

2026 Stats:
Water Temp: 1.8 degrees

A whopping, record breaking 183 ‼️ swimmers.

Total raised: $12,321.75 👀❤️ (and counting!)

Team Winners:
Subway $1610 (pictured below)
Ethan Murrant’s Long Beachers: $1540
Caleb’s Courage $1180

Individual Winner:
Cara MacDougall $905

A HUGE thank you to all who make this event possible. There are so many special stories and moments we’ve had over the past 13 years. We’re already planning for # 14!

To date, we’ve raised over $78,000 for local organizations.

01/01/2026

We couldn’t pull this day off without our awesome volunteers. From the gals on the registration and 50/50 tables to the Legion members who so generously provided our venue this year, everyone plays such an important role in making this event a success.

And we are forever grateful to our “man on the ground”, Calvin ‘T’ Thomas, who makes sure everything is ready to go outside.

We also want to make special mention of David Murrant who generously made a donation to help us cover expenses.