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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)
"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/
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)
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)
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)
Looking at the map, the place is nowhere near the arctic ocean. Zazaban 01:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
I have a bit of a problem with the climate section. It says "Prevailing northerly winds from the North Pole jet across the frozen bay and chill it to a −26.7 °C..." but a quick look at the Envionment Canada site indicates that the winds in January are from the west. Now there is a small bay to the west and that may play a part in cooling but the winds are not from the north. "Churchill's winters are colder than a location at a latitude of 58 degrees north should warrant." First of all that isn't sourced. Who says it's colder? It then goes on to compare Churchill and Juneau, which is a lot warmer. However, looking at Cluff Lake, SK, Collins Bay, SK, Inukjuak, QC, Kuujjuaq, QC, Fort Chipewyan, AB, High Level, AB and Lynn Lake, MB shows that Churchill is colder than most of those places. However, it's not much colder only a few degrees in most cases. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 14:42, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Churchill is also the major seaport in Canada for the Eastern Arctic
(looks at map of the Arctic) So where is the Eastern Arctic? The phrase doesn't seem to make sense. Ordinary Person ( talk) 15:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Western Arctic is the Yukon and western part of NWT, Eastern Arctic mostly means Nunavut. Most Cdns wouldn't really know where North-Central Canada is. — Preceding
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What is the size of the largest vessels the port can handle?
There is a List of deep water ports. Does Churchill merit listing there? I have argued for that other article being tuned, so it only lists ports above a specific size, like panamax. Can Churchill handle panamax vessels? Geo Swan ( talk) 17:59, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't really understand why Churchill isn't connected to any other city or town by street or highway, any answers as to that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.81.57.247 ( talk) 01:32, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Wapusk National Park is located east of Churchill not south. There is no sportsfishing in Churchill, although there is goose hunting in the spring and fall. The cars in Churchill are left unlocked NOT because of the polar bears. They are left unlocked by most of the resident ALL year long. The polar bears are generally only around in the summer and fall. The reason the doors are left unlocked is that there is a low crime rate and anyone taking the car would be identified by other residents. As there is no road out whoever took the vehicle would have to return it to town afterwards, increasing the likelihood of being caught. Yes, we are known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World, and you could make a case for the Beluga Capital, but, as a resident, I have never heard it called C-town.— Preceding
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Doesn't quite sound accurate, as the Port of Moosonee is also connected to the North American railroad grid. 75.163.142.160 ( talk) 23:12, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
When the weather is warm, it is possible for maritime transportation to gain access to several coastal communities in the region. James Bay extends south from the southeastern area of Hudson Bay to the town of Moosonee that has railway service that extends south to Canada's most densely populated region. It appears possible at Moosonee, to develop intermodal connections between railway and maritime transportation that could carry food and goods to several Hudson Bay coastal communities.
Provincial and federal engineers have begun a $100,000 preliminary study, with special attention to the problems of high tides and the miles of shallow delta-bottom that must be dredged for a channel where the Moose and several other rivers meet and flow into the bay.
But Cool said he hasn't seen sediment build-up like this in his decades working the river. 'We are taking two or three tides to get out, where we would normally get out in one tide,' said Cool. 'That can make a difference of 12, 24 or 36 hours per trip.'
The article mentions that it is north of the tree line, but there are trees in the picture next to the sign welcoming you to town! What gives? Titanium Dragon ( talk) 03:48, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hello all, Churchill,_Manitoba#History says the ionospheric study station owns callsign CFL but this pages say CFS. Which one is right? Or both are right but designate different stations?
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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)
"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/
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)
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)
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)
Looking at the map, the place is nowhere near the arctic ocean. Zazaban 01:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
I have a bit of a problem with the climate section. It says "Prevailing northerly winds from the North Pole jet across the frozen bay and chill it to a −26.7 °C..." but a quick look at the Envionment Canada site indicates that the winds in January are from the west. Now there is a small bay to the west and that may play a part in cooling but the winds are not from the north. "Churchill's winters are colder than a location at a latitude of 58 degrees north should warrant." First of all that isn't sourced. Who says it's colder? It then goes on to compare Churchill and Juneau, which is a lot warmer. However, looking at Cluff Lake, SK, Collins Bay, SK, Inukjuak, QC, Kuujjuaq, QC, Fort Chipewyan, AB, High Level, AB and Lynn Lake, MB shows that Churchill is colder than most of those places. However, it's not much colder only a few degrees in most cases. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 14:42, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Churchill is also the major seaport in Canada for the Eastern Arctic
(looks at map of the Arctic) So where is the Eastern Arctic? The phrase doesn't seem to make sense. Ordinary Person ( talk) 15:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Western Arctic is the Yukon and western part of NWT, Eastern Arctic mostly means Nunavut. Most Cdns wouldn't really know where North-Central Canada is. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
142.161.165.22 (
talk)
17:38, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
What is the size of the largest vessels the port can handle?
There is a List of deep water ports. Does Churchill merit listing there? I have argued for that other article being tuned, so it only lists ports above a specific size, like panamax. Can Churchill handle panamax vessels? Geo Swan ( talk) 17:59, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't really understand why Churchill isn't connected to any other city or town by street or highway, any answers as to that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.81.57.247 ( talk) 01:32, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Wapusk National Park is located east of Churchill not south. There is no sportsfishing in Churchill, although there is goose hunting in the spring and fall. The cars in Churchill are left unlocked NOT because of the polar bears. They are left unlocked by most of the resident ALL year long. The polar bears are generally only around in the summer and fall. The reason the doors are left unlocked is that there is a low crime rate and anyone taking the car would be identified by other residents. As there is no road out whoever took the vehicle would have to return it to town afterwards, increasing the likelihood of being caught. Yes, we are known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World, and you could make a case for the Beluga Capital, but, as a resident, I have never heard it called C-town.— Preceding
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Doesn't quite sound accurate, as the Port of Moosonee is also connected to the North American railroad grid. 75.163.142.160 ( talk) 23:12, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
When the weather is warm, it is possible for maritime transportation to gain access to several coastal communities in the region. James Bay extends south from the southeastern area of Hudson Bay to the town of Moosonee that has railway service that extends south to Canada's most densely populated region. It appears possible at Moosonee, to develop intermodal connections between railway and maritime transportation that could carry food and goods to several Hudson Bay coastal communities.
Provincial and federal engineers have begun a $100,000 preliminary study, with special attention to the problems of high tides and the miles of shallow delta-bottom that must be dredged for a channel where the Moose and several other rivers meet and flow into the bay.
But Cool said he hasn't seen sediment build-up like this in his decades working the river. 'We are taking two or three tides to get out, where we would normally get out in one tide,' said Cool. 'That can make a difference of 12, 24 or 36 hours per trip.'
The article mentions that it is north of the tree line, but there are trees in the picture next to the sign welcoming you to town! What gives? Titanium Dragon ( talk) 03:48, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hello all, Churchill,_Manitoba#History says the ionospheric study station owns callsign CFL but this pages say CFS. Which one is right? Or both are right but designate different stations?