'It’s a miracle': Amazing story of why local family does annual Childcan Polar Dip

Every year Jim Howe leads a team of co-workers from the Toyota plant into the frigid waters of Lake Erie.

Every year Jim Howe leads a team of co-workers from the Toyota plant into the frigid waters of Lake Erie.

Nicknamed ‘Quinton’s Little Fighters,’ the group raises thousands of dollars for the annual Childcan Polar Dip in Port Stanley, Ont.

“I take it for the family, but it’s really cold,” says Howe.

His wife Nicola and children cheer him on from the sidelines as they raise money for the childhood cancer organization.

“Quinton was diagnosed when he was four months old,” says Nicola, referring to her son.

Six years later, the Howe family says they're lucky their son is alive. They can indirectly thank their oldest daughter Merryn for that.