A Life Like No Other

My Mom has always been one of my biggest supporters and the wisdom she has given me over the years has helped shaped the person I am today. - Catherine Pulsifer Monday July 18 th , 2011 I was driving a guest that had stayed at my dad’s motel to the airport and low and behold when I arrived I saw a strangely familiar women standing waiting for her luggage. It was my mom! Of course I knew that she was coming. She had decided for my birthday that she’d like to spend it with me. It was amazing to have my mom up here for a few days, and although we had just seen each other not even a week earlier this was going to be a whole new adventure not only for myself but also for her.   My mom’s last visit to Churchill was over 30 years ago, and so in that time a lot had changed. Not to mention when she was here it was in October, so now coming in July she’d notice a huge difference. Especially because we’ve been having a wicked summer! So of course one of the first places that anyone...

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. - Grandma Moses Where to start! I arrived in Churchill April 25, 2011 and since arriving on that cold -20 day, I’ve been able to experience a place I didn’t realize had so much to offer. Churchill is located on the south western shores of Hudson Bay at the mouth of the historic Churchill River with latitude of 58.47 N. Churchill is also known for being Manitoba’s most northern community and is accessible by air and rail. The first few weeks of being here it was slow going as I was still trying to gather my surroundings and waiting for it to sink in it where I actually was. How many places can you go where you have polar bear warning signs? Not very many! Since arriving here the people have been amazing and it did not take me long to become one of the locals. I was able to take part in the local Canada Day parade with my friend and co-worker Hayley which was amazing, as well as the morning Bay Dip. And of cou...

I am about to take you on a virtual tour of the Historic site of Prince of Wales Fort, originally built as a military fortification during the 18 th century for the Hudson Bay Company in hopes of protecting their fur trade operations. The PWF would never fire a single shot during its time as well as during its time of surrender in 1782 to the French.   A Fort that took 40 years to be completed would fall within a matter of hours. The Prince of Wales Fort is a story that every Canadian should hear, a story that entails vanity, greed, and the struggle to survive while reaching for prosperity.   Prince of Wales Fort includes vast destruction caused by war, and devastation caused by disease. For many this is a story about the human existence where the truth is stranger than fiction and where characters who should not be forgotten. The history of the Prince of Wales Fort holds the root of being Canadian. Since about 1689 with the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) t...