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New Years Day Polar Bear Splash returns to Parksville’s waterfront
PARKSVILLE — A beloved local event may be chilly, but the reception won’t be icy from hundreds of expected participants.
On-site registration starts on Sunday. Jan 1 at 11:30 a.m., while the horn blows for the annual Polar Bear Splash at noon sharp on Parksville’s waterfront at the Community Park beach.
Regional District of Nanaimo’s supt. of aquatics Heath Mahoney said they’re hoping to eclipse the 280 participants who bravely turned out the last time the event was staged in 2020.
“As RDN staff we’re really excited about this to allow the community to come back into the new year, figuratively and literally splashing into the new year and starting off fresh,” Mahoney said.