At Frontiers North we strive to inspire our guests with quality wildlife and nature experiences in a sustainable and responsible manner. We think the best way to provide that quality experience is to educate as well as entertain our guests. To this end, we have created and continually maintain a comprehensive training manual for our leaders and guides, ensuring our guests return from the wilds of northern Canada with the best images possible as well as an educated understanding of what they've just experienced.

Not everybody has the opportunity to visit Canada's north. We recognize that. But we still have the responsibility to share our experiences with wildlife enthusiasts all over the world. Here's what we're doing about it.

The Polar Bear Cam
Since 1999 we've set-up a camera on top of a Tundra Buggy and with the aid of technology, from the middle of the tundra, we've beamed onto the internet during polar bear season live images and video of polar bears. Starting in 2006, National Geographic will be airing the Polar Bear Cam feed on their website as part of their WildCam franchise.

Web Conferencing Classroom
Each fall we arrange and host polar bear researchers on our Tundra Buggy Lodge to conduct videoconferences with groups of students at Zoos (and other educational institutions) from destinations all over the world. We feel this is such a cool initiative to be a part of because with inexpensive, off-the-shelft computer equipment and an internet connection, a clear and strong polar bear awareness and conservation message can be communicated to any group of students, from all walks of life.

Polar Bear Science Camp
In October 2004, a select group of students from around the globe took part in the inaugural Polar Bear Leadership Camp, coming to Churchill from as far away as Australia, Germany, the United States and Canada. For the nine students involved, the camp was intended to stimulate creative and critical thinking and to generate in the students "Ambassadors of the Arctic".

The Web Conferencing Classroom and Polar Bear Leadership Camp are both components of the PBI Adventure Learning Program®. Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure is the primary corporate sponsor of Polar Bears International in these initiatives.

Human Impact Study
Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy Adventure sponsored Polar Bears International in a comprehensive, decade-long study conducted by Dr. Jane Waterman of the University of Central Florida. The study was designed to evaluate if any significant human impacts on Churchill's polar bear population exist as a result of ecotourism operations and, if so, what sorts of measures could be implemented to mitigate or minimize such impacts.

The Results
For our actions, we've been recognized with the following awards:
The Travel Manitoba - 2005 Sustainable Tourism Award
The Travel Manitoba - 2004 Ecotourism Award
Polar Bears International - 2004 Outstanding Corporate Citizen Award
The Foundation for Ocean Research - 2004 John Stoneman Award