Temperatures are currently just below freezing in Churchill with snow in the forecast next week. winds from the North have been prevalent these past few days and the white stuff will soon be carried in on the gales soon. Meanwhile business as usual continues around Churchill with a good number of polar bears around in [...]

Hudson Bay Helicopters has been running charter tours for travelers in Churchill for many years now. Typically the flights start out along the coast and head due East all the way to an area known as Cape Churchill. The Cape is an early season gathering spot for polar bears awaiting the annual Hudson Bay freeze-up. [...]

A cold, snowy and windy start to the week has jump-started the season and eclipsed last year’s slower start. More of an Arctic-like start than last year. The temperature drop has allowed the rain to become snow creating a more northern feel. Polar bear numbers have been slowly rising both in the Churchill Wildlife management [...]

The town of Churchill, Manitoba voted yesterday by a margin of 58% -42% to end the process of artificially fluoridating it’s drinking water supply. The three -year campaign by a group called Churchill No -Fluoride culminated with the victory in the town-wide plebiscite. Mark Brackley the founder and driving force behind the grass-roots initiative began [...]

Natural Habitat guide Karen Walker didn’t have to wait long for her group of travelers to see what they had come to Churchill for.  On their first tour to the tundra, a night rover excursion, the group spotted a polar bear in the distance. The excitement grew during a  five-minute drive that brought the tundra [...]

Southerly winds and scattered rain amongst the lowland fog accentuated the landscape out on the tundra in the Churchill wildlife Management Area. Temperatures in the mid to higher 30′s C gave the air just enough crispness to enliven the sighted polar bears. A wide range of Arctic wildlife complimented the bears as well with numerous [...]