Cancelled Polar BRRR swim due to BC Parks Ruling
The “official” GHCS organized swim may not be happening this year, but that doesn’t stop our need to fundraise. Support your favourite Polar Bear swimming anywhere HERE.
The Galiano Health Care Society Polar Brrr Swim is an important community event and fundraiser. It has provided the community with a sense of connection and tradition for many years. Unfortunately, this year’s Polar Brrr swim will not be supported by BC Parks and they have denied us authorization to hold a community event at Montague Park. The GHCS applied for authorization on October 25, 2024 and were denied on December 13th. We quickly appealed and we received a final rejection letter on December 20th. An organized swim event will not be offered by GHCS on January 1, 2025. We understand that this is profoundly disappointing as many of you have already been collecting pledges with enthusiasm for this important fundraiser. We encourage swimmers to continue to collect their pledges and to swim in their preferred location. Your collected pledges can then be dropped off to the health centre during office hours. Thank you for your continued support of GHCS!