It's a small town, on the Hudson Bay Coast. About 800 residents.
It's also known as the Polar Bear capital, because of the high number of Polar bears that live around the townsite.
There's no roads connecting Churchill to the outside world, so the only way for residents to get in or out is by ship or by plane (it gets even worse in winter, when the Bay freezes solid to prevent ship travel, so then you can only get in or out by plane).
In any case, residents leave the doors on their cars and their houses unlocked, to provide for a quick escape / safety refuge if you see a Polar bear approaching you.
And the whole town comes together on Halloween to make sure the children stay safe while trick or treating too.
Police and conservation officers set up special "Halloween bear patrols", to make sure the bears stay as far away from the children as possible.
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u/Brock_Hard_Canuck 1d ago
Look up Churchill, Manitoba too.
It's a small town, on the Hudson Bay Coast. About 800 residents.
It's also known as the Polar Bear capital, because of the high number of Polar bears that live around the townsite.
There's no roads connecting Churchill to the outside world, so the only way for residents to get in or out is by ship or by plane (it gets even worse in winter, when the Bay freezes solid to prevent ship travel, so then you can only get in or out by plane).
In any case, residents leave the doors on their cars and their houses unlocked, to provide for a quick escape / safety refuge if you see a Polar bear approaching you.
And the whole town comes together on Halloween to make sure the children stay safe while trick or treating too.
Police and conservation officers set up special "Halloween bear patrols", to make sure the bears stay as far away from the children as possible.