Sponsored mainly by royal lepage nanaimo, this is a free event that gives brave souls the opportunity to jump into the freezing ocean on the shot of a flare. Do you live in the comox valley or are visiting it. Polar bear swim returns to santa monica santa monica, ca run through the snowflake arch and take a plunge into the ocean at the. Kinsmen prepare for annual unofficial polar bear swim at clutesi haven. Port alberni rushes into the alberni inlet for the annual polar bear swim. There are also swims in port moody and delta, and most years in fort langley too polar bear swims in metro vancouver. Past weather in port alberni, british columbia, canada. Find the most current and reliable hourly weather forecasts, storm alerts, reports and information for port alberni, bc, ca with the weather network. Comox valley winter events saratoga beach polar bear swim. As the tide was too high to easily get at the salmon, the bear retreated into the bushes after a while. Cochrane, ontario now, heres an experience that will astound your friends back home. Weather reports from february 2017 in port alberni, british columbia, canada with highs and lows. The official entry form is at the bottom of the page. Port alberni port authority is responsible for both the day to day operations of the harbour, and the long term development and improvement of the waterfront facilities, including recreational marinas and secondary industries.
New years eve skytrain dance party takes center stage. Participate in the 2009 polar bear swim at the sunnyside beach. While its possible to see black bears at this location from spring through to late fall, the opportunity is best during the months of august, september and october when they are taking advantage of the returning chinook. The 2018 polar bear swim will take place saturday, feb. Port alberni, british columbia hourly weather forecast.
The port alberni swim team is a nonprofit sport organization dedicated to the pursuit of swimming excellence. The annual polar bear swim had 8 registered swimmers. Who we are since 1939, the port alberni kinsmen cub have offered communityminded people the opportunity to make our town or city a better place to live. The frigid plunge supports the on thin ice campaign, which is dedicated to saving ontarios polar bears from extinction. Sep 17, 2015 this bear was hurt, favouring its frontleft paw as it stumbled around the waters edge. As one of the worlds largest and oldest polar bear clubs, the vancouver polar bear swim club started in 1920 when 10 swimmers took the plunge into english bay on new years day. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog. Party event by city of port alberni local government and the salvation army alberni valley ministries on wednesday, january 1 2020. Kelowna and peachland kick off the new year with polar. Then come on over for the annual polar bear swim at saratoga beach. Led by their founder, peter pantages, the swim has grown from around 10 swimmers to the new record of 2,550 official entries set in 2014. Port alberni, british columbia 7 day weather forecast.
Port alberni british columbia travel and adventure vacations. Turtle beach cafe, port alberni, port alberni urbanspoonzomato. Registration opens at 11am and the swim starts at 12pm. Port alberni is also the starting point of a 102km unpaved road to the village of bamfield, and the start of the famous west coast trail. Polar bear swim new years day every year port albernians and others who are dragged along some screaming, welcome the new year with a very quick dip in the alberni inlet. We offer access to wilderness so amazing, you will only realize it when youre here. Peachland also held their own long running polar bear swim. Jan 01, 2017 thousands of canadians will ring in the new year by dipping into the countrys frigid oceans and lakes today. The tsunami swim club would like to acknowledge, on behalf of our members, the financial assistance we receive each year by way of a gaming grant from the province of bc. The event occurs at canal beach where hundreds gather to join the festivities. This passenger, mail and freight service has been a part of the west coast for over 60 years. Jan 01, 2015 held at canal beach in sunny port alberni.
This bear was hurt, favouring its frontleft paw as it stumbled around the waters edge. For many 2017 represents a fresh start, an opportunity to start from scratch. To estimate the travel cost, find the trip cost from port alberni to bamfield. Sunday, december th fancy a quick dip in the icy lake.
Based on weather reports collected during 20052015. See the most recommended auto repairmechanics in port alberni, canada. Kelowna held its first annual polar bear swim at tugboat bay beach in the waterfront park. Every year port albernians and others who are dragged along some screaming, welcome the new year with a very quick dip in the alberni inlet. Estimated 60 people injured in multivehicle pileup in. The annual polar bear swim, presented by the peak 93.
Aquamobile swim school offers private adult swim lessons in port alberni that cater to every expertise level, from those just entering the pool for the first time all the way up to advanced swimmers hoping to improve their technique. Rotorooter is a licensed plumber in port alberni, bc offering fullservice plumbing repair and maintenance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Food items will be available from the concession provided by the kiwanis club. Port alberni is located in the alberni valley on vancouver island, at the head of alberni inlet, 29 miles 47km west of parksville on pacific rim highway 4. One way you can start is by participating in a local polar bear swim. Links port alberni port authority rising tides and new. Jan 11, 2016 what better way to start the year than jumping into the freezing cold ocean. We should still be between rains, with some scattered showers possible but unlikely on new years eve and more serious showers slated for the night of january 1st. There are over 100 trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding in and around the alberni valley. Port alberni, bc 7 day forecast environment canada. General description originally named by a spanish military garrison in 1789, port alberni lies on vancouver island at the head of alberni inlet 200 km. A number of new years day polar bear swims take place on january 1st each year including at english bay, deep cove in north vancouver and in white rock. Log train trail the log train trail in log train regional park in port alberni offers 25 km of trail for hikers, cyclists and horse riders through the.
The sunshine coast lions club hosts an annual polar bear swim on january 1st at davis bay beach. Its initial swim was in 1920 when a small number of swimmers took the plunge into english bay on new years day. Lady rose, the fjordlike inlet runs 27 miles to the south west, opening into barkley sound and a further 15 mile run to cape beale near bamfield. Jan 01, 2018 a large crowd gathered at english bay monday to take part in the polar bear swim, one of vancouvers oldest and most venerable traditions. In 1920 it started with less than a dozen swimmers and in recent years it has had over 2500. To find the map for the shortest distance from port alberni to bamfield, please enter the source and destination and then select the shortest option in the mode dropdown. Want to start off 2018 while also visiting a vancouver island beach you havent visited yet. Port alberni, british columbia, canada monthly weather. See a list of all of the official weather advisories, warnings, and severe weather alerts for port alberni, british columbia, canada. Heres the information sign about the black bears in port alberni, you can click on it to read it. Port alberni, british columbia 7 day weather forecast the. First nations village evacuated after algae found in water source.
Find a group in port alberni imagine what you could do with the right people by your side. Transferring this question by another op from the general vi forum to here as id like to know the answer too. Crazy wind and lots of enthusiasts, made me cold just watching them, but they had a great t. There are also swims in port moody and delta, and most years in fort langley too.
As one of the worlds largest and oldest polar bear clubs, the vancouver polar bear swim club started in 1920 when 10 swimmers. Port alberni is an affordable waterfront community at the heart of the west coast of vancouver island. By alberni valley news posted on december 25, 2018. Years day polar bear swims take place on january 1st each year including at english bay, deep cove in north vancouver and in white rock. New years day swim takes place at canal waterfront park. Adult swimming lessons in port alberni aquamobile swim school. At the polar bear habitat and heritage village in cochrane ontario it has been possible for visitors to swim with their polar bears. Turtle beach cafe, port alberni, port alberni urbanspoon. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Saltwater sportfishing hot spots at port alberni, vancouver island, british columbia. How to ring in the new year in port alberni port alberni valley news. Hi there, i just moved to port alberni and just saw a black bear cross the rd near my house. Get the monthly weather forecast for port alberni, british columbia, canada, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead.
The annual polar bear swim takes place on monday, january 1st, 2018 and is expected to draw huge crowds again. A free shuttle will be available from echo centre from 1111. Scores of people frolicked in the water as sub zero temperatures made for a quick swim, most people were out and into warm towels within 30 seconds. I recorded this video with nanook, a 30 yearold polar bear, in 2012. There are prizes for the top 3 in each category and also tshirts available for purchase. Dec 28, 2017 the 44 engineer squadron and 39 combat engineer regiment will once again be hosting the annual polar bear swim at noon on new years day at gyro park in trail. Port alberni for the year ended december 31, 2017 as audited by r. Many people know about the annual polar bear swim that takes place at english bay on january 1 st every year.
Jan 01, 2020 the vancouver polar bear swim club is one of the largest and oldest polar bear clubs in the world. Bears seem to find me, wherever i live see my adventures on, including port alberni. Port alberni is a forested seaport rich with history. Port alberni hiking trails british columbia travel and. What better way to start the year than jumping into the freezing cold ocean. Jan 01, 2006 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Without this support the club would not be able to continue to provide swim programs for the youths of the alberni valley and westcoast area. The english bay polar bear swim is one of the longestrunning events of its kind in the world. Adult swimming lessons in port alberni aquamobile swim. The forecast for the first annual port alberni polar bear swim at the new beach.
Port albernis top 5 trails the heart of vancouver island. Port alberni, canada weather conditions weather underground. Aug 10, 2016 when i was asked to write an article highlighting my top five favourite trails in the alberni valley, i jumped at the opportunity. The event followed the impromptu tseshaht polar bear swim. The mv frances barkley is a 200passenger and cargo vessel based in port alberni that serves the communities of barkley sound and the broken group islands on the west coast of vancouver island bc. The organizers of port albernis annual polar bear swim think so. Polar bear swims to ring in the new year take place across the globe annually, and port alberni is no different, drawing hundreds of swimmers.
Port alberni, british columbia, canada weather advisories. Weather conditions with updates on temperature, humidity, wind speed, snow, pressure, etc. Bears from the boardwalk vancouver island is home to thousands of black bears and while its exciting to take backcountry tours to experience wildlife in its natural habitat, its not always necessary to work that hard especially when you are staying at the hummingbird in port alberni. Black bear watching in port alberni pacific sander. There will be hot dogs, hot chocolate, hot fire pit and cold water brrr.
A large crowd gathered at english bay monday to take part in the polar bear swim, one of vancouvers oldest and most venerable traditions. Id just spent the past six month researching and hiking the various trail networks throughout the heart of vancouver island for valley of trails. Meetups near port alberni, british columbia meetup. Ports of call include bamfield, ucluelet, kildonan, and sechart. The annual frank ney memorial polar bear swim returns to nanaimo, now in its 58th year of running. Polar bear swim a go for 2018 rising from the ashes icicles. Port alberni kinsmen unofficial polar bear swim 20 youtube. Alberni pacific railway port alberni all you need to know. Bring the whole family down to waterfront park at 1pm on january 1 for the polar bear swim. The polar bear swims are held annually in a number of communities including. Port albernis victoria quay offers popular black bear watching experience from a safe distance across the river from the somass estuary. Port alberni kinsmen and friends do the 2020 polar bear swim.
Vancouver english bay polar bear swim vancouvers best places. Bears port alberni vancouver islands best kept secret. Most homes in port alberni and alberni clayoquot regional district will see. I recently moved to port alberni, from the great bear rainforest of northwestern bc, where i was known by some as the bear lady. Check out groups in the port alberni area and give one a try. Port alberni has some of the best hiking on vancouver island. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Vancouver english bay polar bear swim vancouvers best.
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