Talk:Churchill, Manitoba
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Factoid: Hudson Bay (the bay), but Hudson's Bay (the company). See the Canadian Oxford dictionary and CP Caps and Spelling --MarkB 19:29, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Whence and why the bears come
"It is most famous for the many polar bears that come ashore in the autumn, looking for easily available food. " Actually the bears don't "come ashore", they head from their inland summer living areas (hibernation?) toward shore, waiting for the bay to freeze so they can begin hunting for and feeding on seals through the winter months. A few rogue bears will wander close to town (specifically but not exclusively to the town dump), but these bears are usually quickly captured, taken to "polar bear jail" and then removed from the area via a "bear lift".
Some reference site: http://www.churchillmb.net/~cccomm/, http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/
[edit] Removing the reference links in the text
I removed the html tags for the references in the text because they were stopping the page from displaying properly. --Apyule 09:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Record precipitation event
In October 2006, 13.31 inches of precipitation fell in Churchill, MB. This is more than seven times the normal of 1.83* inches in October, shatters the previous record of 3.52 inches and is rather uncommon for a precip total in the subarctic regions. Much of the precipitation fell in blizzard conditions (with reports of hurricane force winds) from 10/11-10/14.
Videowizard2006 11:00, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Another record total for November 2006, 11.54 inches of precipitation fell in Churchill. Normally, they get less than half an inch in November, so this total is 30 times greater than average. The previous wettest November was 7.36 inches. I'm surprised the media hasn't mentioned this, as this makes just under 25 inches in two months.
--Videowizard2006 02:52, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Port of Churchill
With news today of US interests expecting the Port of Churchill to benefit from global warming changes, I am reminded of the public efforts in the 1960s to promote use of the port for grain shipping. Is it still used to transport prairie grain? What is the history of the use of the port for shipping? Maybe the US owner of the port is on the right track? KenWalker | Talk 17:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
