Igloo building in Churchill
Check out these photo's from Rhonda Reid during Natural Habitat's initial Northern Lights group in Churchill. Igloo building is an art that requires patience and practice. Usually the drift areas are excellent for cutting blocks and building the structure. Inside, the...
Hudson Bay Quest in March
The cult-like following Hudson Bay Quest will depart Gillam, Manitoba on March 15th, and terminate in Churchill,MB this year. The two towns in the far north alternate starting positions every other year. Last year 16 mushers from North America contended for the...
Northern lights coming to a sky near Churchill
If you thought that the frontier town of Churchill, Manitoba on the shores of the Hudson Bay shut down for the winter after polar bear season in November,......you were mistaken. In fact the winter season has become increasingly active over the past decade or so. With...
Cold hits hard in Churchill
With a wind chill of -45 to -50 degrees in Churchill at the moment, I don't want to hear anyone whining elsewhere about temps in the teens. After spending 12 Fall seasons in Churchill, even close to Winter, I'm a little more accustomed to cold at its' peak. Nothing...
Killer whales trapped by ice in Hudson Bay
11 killer whales trapped in ice: Canadian villagers hope for rescue Photo courtesy of Clement Rousseau Eleven orcas, including one that appears to be nursing, are trapped in the ice in Quebec, Canada. By Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News Eleven killer whales are “locked...
Churchill residents join ” Idle No More” protest
Aboriginal leaders and their supporters joined together last month for a country -wide demonstration protesting native rights abuse by the federal government. Dene elder Caroline Bjorklund at the Idle no more rally in Churchill. Katie DeMeulles photo. The Idle No More...
Port of Churchill survives first season without Wheat Board
Despite incentives from the government for farmers to ship grain through the Port of Churchill following the break-up of the Canadian Wheat Board, overall shipment tonnage dropped. However. Agricultural minister Gerry Ritz remains optimistic for the future of the...
Churchill under grip of winter
The Churchill region has embraced winter in full force these past few weeks with a couple of storms and frigid temperatures in the negative numbers celsius. Wind chill factors have made it feel even more rough on the skin and with the extended forecast showing no...
Looking back at the polar bear season
Another successful season in Churchill is in the history books with travelers safely back home from their amazing adventures and polar bears out on the solid Hudson Bay pack ice hunting seals. Another early freeze-up ended with enough bears to thrill even the last...
Polar bear season a wrap
As November comes toward the end, the last couple of Natural Habitat groups headed back to Winnipeg after their adventures in Churchill. With this years mid-November scare of an early Hudson Bay freeze-up, the challenge of finding polar bears in the Churchill Wildlife...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill