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Train Leaving Churchill..by Sea

Train Leaving Churchill..by Sea

      A temporary rail track was laid leading up to the Port of Churchill in order to move the stranded VIA Rail train onto a cargo ship early today. The train will be returned south so that VIA can utilize it on its mainline routes. With talk of...

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Churchill Sunday Photo – Polar Bear Rover

Churchill Sunday Photo – Polar Bear Rover

Polar bear season is underway and the photos and stories from the field in Churchill will start coming in day to day. Polar bears are already gathering around Natural Habitat Adventures' Tundra Lodge out in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area and the action will...

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Tis the Season for Polar Bears

Tis the Season for Polar Bears

Check out these fantastic polar bear images from past Churchill seasons. We are excited to have the polar bear season starting up in the north Churchill region. Stay posted for all the news and photos from the tundra!        ...

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Live from Churchill: Nov 16, 2009

Live from Churchill: Nov 16, 2009

Waves continue to roll up onto the icy Precambrian shield that forms Churchill's coast while temperatures have fallen slightly (20F) and intermittent snow seems to be a daily occurrence. When the conditions permit, Polar Bears fly through the sky at a frenzied...

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Live from Churchill: Nov 15, 2009

Live from Churchill: Nov 15, 2009

Still no deep chill up here in Churchill. Temperatures ranged in the mid 20's F and the clouds continued to cover like a warm blanket over the region. The incredible consistency of mildly cool weather has surely contributed to the prolific omnipresence of Polar Bears....

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Live from Churchill: Nov 14, 2009

Live from Churchill: Nov 14, 2009

Local Mike Macri was down at the "flats" just outside town on the Churchill River working on his bungalow; "Hacienda",as he fondly refers to it; when he glanced toward the water and saw a Polar Bear floating in the water on thin grease ice. The bear was heading North...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Churchill Polar Bears
Train Leaving Churchill..by Sea
Churchill Sunday Photo – Polar Bear Rover
Tis the Season for Polar Bears
Live from Churchill: Nov 16, 2009
Live from Churchill: Nov 15, 2009
Live from Churchill: Nov 14, 2009
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Sparring polar bears in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area.
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Red fox in Churchill, MB.
White crowned sparrow in Churchill, MB
Hudsonian Godwit in flight.
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A polar bear checks out Natural Habita's Polar rover in Churchill, Manitoba.
A polar bear lift is prepared by Manitoba Conservation officers in Churchill, Manitoba.
Northern lights above Churchill, Manitoba.
Beluga whale in the Churchill River.
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