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Churchill leads to the nickname “Polar Bear Capital of the World” which has helped its growing tourism industry.
During the fall for polar bears, they make their way across the tundra and through Churchill to spend Winter in Hudson’s Bay because they enjoy the cold weather.
If planning a trip when polar bears are out, be ready for the cold conditions.
Peter Mansbridge worked as chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of The National, CBC Television’s flagship nightly newscast.
Mansbridge worked as a ticket agent for Transair at Churchill Airport in Churchill, Manitoba. His broadcast career began in singular fashion in 1968. His duties included announcing arrivals and departures over the airport’s PA system. The station manager at the local CBC radio station heard his baritone over the intercom and offered him a job as a disc jockey.
Mansbridge went on to host CBC Churchill’s first local radio newscast. From Churchill, he joined CBC Radio and TV in Winnipeg.
Summers in Churchill, Manitoba offers arctic adventurers the spectacular experience of visiting the Beluga Whale.
Between June to September, there are approximately 60,000 whales swimming into the Hudson Bay area. The gentle giants of the sea are friendly, playful, intelligent and curious. They are also blessed with the gift of the song–whistling, chirping, clicking and clanging.
Cape Merry has a wealth of history and natural beauty. It was once called Knight’s Round Point, as befits the land bounded by the Hudson Bay and the Churchill River. James Knight sailed into the mouth of the Churchill River to begin construction of a fur trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1717.
The cape was later renamed to honour Captain John Merry, who was the Deputy Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1712-1718.
National Historic Site
The astonishing Prince of Wales Fort was built 250 years ago on the bare, windswept coast of Hudson Bay.
Get a real sense of a fur trader’s life in the subarctic at this massive stone outpost. Hop on a boat to the fort.
For the Northern lights, between January through March is the best time, but they cannot be seen when it is cloudy at night.
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Susan Aglukark is an Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. She was born in Churchill in 1967.
Susan’s most successful single is “O Siem”, which reached No. 1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995.
