by George Williams Today is International Women’s Day 2023, which makes it a perfect time to celebrate the super women we have working at Churchill Wild. Women have always played a huge part in Churchill Wild's success, and we’re proud to recognize these fabulous ladies (and the many more who…
Seal River Heritage Lodge managers Ben Lawrence and Nicole Spinks. Staff fish fry at North Knife Lake! by Nicole Spinks, Churchill Wild Lodge Manager It’s been a crazy start to the summer, but we’re certainly getting lots done! Normally, we would have just finished saying goodbye to the fishing guests…
On the edge of the ice floe. So what does one do when COVID-19 shuts down a summer season of guests visiting our ecolodges and takes away our opportunities to make some wonderful new friends? Create a new expedition, of course, in anticipation of being able to power into 2021…
Churchill Wild/Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbook Contest Winners! Wild Delights Cookbook. Free Download below. This Churchill Wild/Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbook contest is now closed but you can still download your FREE Wild Delights PDF cookbook using the form below. We've also selected our first 20 winners, with more to…
Helen Webber. A successful day of cranberry picking! Seal River Heritage Lodge. Robert Postma photo. by Helen Webber, co-author, Blueberries & Polar Bears We were foragers long before we met and had both experimented with making homemade jam and jelly. I can remember swapping stories with Marie (Woolsey) about trying…
Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbook authors Marie Woolsey (left) and Helen Webber at Dymond Lake in the late 1970s. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager “I had to fire my cook because he got drunk last night and was running through the halls naked. Can you come and take over?” This…
Karli Friesen (Reimer) and Zach Friesen. Karli spent five years as Head Chef at Churchill Wild. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager Continued from Part 1: The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine Like her mother Helen Webber, Jeanne Reimer took up the role of lodge chef out of necessity when she…
Doug and Helen Webber. Doug Bell photo. by George Williams Doug and Helen Webber have established an incredible legacy in the Canadian tourism industry that will live on for generations, not only through their children, grandchildren and Churchill Wild, but also through the thousands of people who have experienced their…
by George Williams Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), which makes it a perfect time to celebrate the super women we have working at Churchill Wild. Women have always played a huge part in our success, and we’re proud to recognize these fabulous ladies (and the many more who work…
"Are those humans over there?" Jen Alcorn photo. by Vanessa Desorcy You know that feeling you get when you tug on a Jenga block and you see the tower start to wobble? That moment when you wonder if everything is about to come crashing down and pray those remaining blocks…