Churchill Northern Studies Centre, a great play to research, learn, and play!

 

So here I am on February 7th (my birthday) moving from the hotel and arriving at my new home for the next month, the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. I have to say it is a wonderful place to be. My roommate Sarah is cat sitting at Heidi's house while Heidi (staff) is on duty (Duty Dog) at the Centre. Most of the staff lives in town but one of them stays in the facility each night when there are guests. Our room is great and much nicer than the hotels I stayed in for my real vacation. I met a lot of people, both staff and guests, and I have to say I haven't met a stinker yet.

From my point of view, the Centre is essential to the town of Churchill not just economically, by providing jobs and adding to tourism, but also by increasing the status of Churchill internationally as so much more than just the location of the random naturally occurring biological, geological, geographical, and astronomical phenomenons that exist in this area. As if unparalleled viewing of the Aurora Borealis, belugas, polar bears, and birds, isn't enough to put a place on the map, the presence of the CNSC adds the umph sliding Churchill into the category of scientific, serious, and significant. The Centre is an independent, non-profit facility dedicated to supporting research and education in all things Northern Studies including shorebird, polar bear, marine ecology, botany, entomology, geology, geomorphology, micro climate, and climate change, tree-line formation, atmospheric physics, palaeontology, archaeology and anything else you want to research or learn about in this subarctic ecosystem!

The facility is top notch, comfortable, and user friendly. Check it out. I'll come back with you!