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July 21, 2021

An Unexpected Friendship Along the Hudson Bay Floe Edge

Words By: Jody Steeves A few days ago during our first-ever, exploratory floe edge trip, I slipped into the Hudson Bay waters perched in a kayak, paddle in hand. I’ve paddled her waters before but never this time of year. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The floe edge had…

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Polar bear on the rocks. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Chet Stein photo.

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July 8, 2021

The First Signs of Summer

At the end of June Mike and Jeanne hired their trusty charter captain, Doug, to fly them into Churchill Wild’s Seal River Heritage Lodge on Hudson Bay coast. They were greeted by a rugged coastal landscape in the last grip of old man winter with ice on the lakes and…

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April 30, 2021

All you need to know about the weather in Churchill

Some of our most frequently asked questions are about Churchill weather and how to prepare for it. In a nutshell, it’s…unique. Our recent Floe Edge expedition highlighted that fact in a big way. Some days were sunny and a balmy zero-ish degrees (Celsius), while others had high winds...

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August 16, 2020

Refurbishing (and remembering) Camp Nanuq

Work crew at Camp Nanuq by Allison Francoeur Originally built in 1942 by an American engineering corps, the barracks type buildings of Camp Nanuq were relocated from the Churchill, Manitoba airport area and transformed into a great summer camp location for the town. Churchill was a joint military base though…

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Sherp on the ice road to Seal River Heritage Lodge.

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May 21, 2020

Stuck in deep slush in polar bear country

If you're going to get stuck in polar bear country, these are the guys you want with you. Churchill Wild guides Norm Rabiscah (left) and Kelly Turcotte in Churchill. by George Williams with photos courtesy of Glen Newstater and Kelly Turcotte There's always some kind of adventure going on in…

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Polar bear sitting. Teresa McDaniel photo.

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May 11, 2020

Happy 150th Birthday, Manitoba!

Polar bear giving directions at Dymond Lake Ecolodge on the Great Ice Bear Adventure. Teresa McDaniel photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Land of 100,000 lakes, home to the Polar Bear Capital of the World and a mecca for nature lovers, Manitoba turns 150 years old on May 12, 2020. Since 1920,…

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October 14, 2019

Polar bear lodges, photo leaders ready for October/November polar bear watching safaris

https://youtu.be/0rJPRzD9ONI?rel=0 Prime polar bear watching season has arrived and our first group of guests is already settled in at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the first departure of the Fall Dual Lodge Safari. We’ve actually been out walking with polar bears on the Hudson Bay coast since July, but many…

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February 12, 2019

Northern Perspectives Conference 2019 — Notes, Quotes and Connections

L to R: Patrick Tagoona, President, Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce, Chuck Davidson, President and CEO of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, and Victor Tootoo, President, Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce, on stage at the 2019 Northern Perspectives Conference. by George Williams Talent, imagination and the entrepreneurial spirit of the north…

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August 11, 2017

3 Things for Churchill

The port of Churchill has faced some some major challenges this year. Image courtesy of their Hungry Bears Food Bank. Click to visit! Imagine if every Canadian did three things for their neighbourhood, their nation and their world this year. This is the premise behind an initiative dubbed Three Things…

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July 28, 2017

Sea Walls Churchill boosts spirits, raises awareness of environmental issues

Sea Walls Churchill. Polar Bear Holding Facility mural. Artist: Kal Barteski. Photo by Tre Packard. Sixteen world-class mural artists descended on Churchill, Manitoba this June as part of a project entitled Seal Walls: Churchill, in an effort to beautify the struggling Arctic port town, lift the spirits of the locals,…

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An Unexpected Friendship Along the Hudson Bay Floe Edge

The First Signs of Summer

All you need to know about the weather in Churchill

Refurbishing (and remembering) Camp Nanuq

Stuck in deep slush in polar bear country

Happy 150th Birthday, Manitoba!

Polar bear lodges, photo leaders ready for October/November polar bear watching safaris

Northern Perspectives Conference 2019 — Notes, Quotes and Connections

3 Things for Churchill

Sea Walls Churchill boosts spirits, raises awareness of environmental issues

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