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On Monday February 9th, Merv and Lynda were on-hand at at Sea World Australia as Advisory Council members for Polar Bears International to accept a donation on PBI’s behalf from Coca-Cola South Pacific to the tune of $10,000 AUD. That’s cool.

On hand for the event were:
Merv and Lynda Gunter – Owners – Frontiers North Adventures
Ian Sippel – Queensland State Manager – Coca-Cola South Pacific
Trevor Long – Director of Marine Sciences – Sea World Australia
Amy Sutton (2008), Jessica Davis (2007) – Polar Bears International Leadership Camp Alumni
Kay Anderson and Stacey Ward – PBI Educators

According to Coke, “Since 1912 polar bears have had a particular resonance with Coke, appearing in numerous marketing campaigns… In 2007 Coke set up its own Polar Bear Support Fund with the WWF and is now able to add to those efforts with this donation to Polar Bears International“.

In this case, the donation made possible through a recycling fund raising initiatives with Sea World Australia.

On an apparent recommendation by a friend of the organization, Dr. Andy Derocher, recently I was invited to speak at a conference in Edmonton called Meet the North. That’s cool.

I sent over my bio and expect to speak about the challenges we face operating our tourism business in Canada’s North. As a result of the tireless effort and hard work on behalf of my parents, over the decades Frontiers North has earned the reputation as the best at what we do where we do it. I am very well prepared to speak on this topic.

I was planning my flights for Rendez Vous Canada and Meet the North, which overlap, and noticed today the line-up of speakers, of which I am a part. Holy. Doodle.

Former Prime Minister of Canada. Current Premieres of Yukon, Nunavut and Alberta. Gulp. Looks like I’ve got my work cut out for me.

With Calm Air, we’ve contributed to the Volleyball Canada Team Canada Volleyball Auction. Our end of the bargain is donating two Tundra Buggy day tours for two people. Here is the link to our item.

With Polar Bears International, a couple weeks ago in Toronto we met with friends of ours at WWF-Canada. The couple days were very productive and we came out with a small handful of initiatives on which we’re working together

The first project we’ve teamed-up on is FNA donating a trip for two to Churchill for WWF-Canada to utilize and generate heightened awareness for their Earth Hour initiatives. As WWF-Canada is relying heavily on FaceBook in their promotions, FNA went out and got a FaceBook account. Make sure you ‘friend’ us, or something — admittedly I’m not an F-booker.

Last week Merv Gunter, the boss, was appointed to the Canadian Sustainable Tourism Advisory Council. The council has been assembled by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada.

“This consultative committee will provide input, advice and guidance on a number of forthcoming sustainable tourism initiatives, including the establishment of accreditation programs and the Canadian Charter for Sustainable Tourism.”

Congratulations Chief! More on this as it develops.