Toronto Polar Bear Club cancels annual dip at Sunnyside Beach due to extreme cold

The Toronto Polar Bear Club has decided to cancel its annual dip into Lake Ontario at Sunnyside Beach on New Year's Day due to extreme cold weather.

The event was being held in support of the Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, an organization that works to eliminate violence and abuse in the lives of children, youth and their families.

It would have been the 13th annual dip, with hundreds of people expected to attend.

Keith Jolie, a founding member of the Toronto Polar Bear Club, said on Sunday the decision is "disappointing" and "heartbreaking" but was made over safety concerns.

Jolie said there is also ice building up on the beach, located in the west end at Sunnyside Park on Lake Shore Boulevard West.

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Fucking wimps, we used to cut holes in the ice with chainsaws to do our polar swim.