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Who's Who Special Edition BBB MAGAZINE 11 his year marks Great White Bear Tours' 30th year of connecting people with polar bears within the beautiful tundra habitat that sustains them. Most people who make the journey north to witness the magic of Churchill's polar bears will do so just once in their life. For this very reason, Great White Bear Tours – rated the #1 attraction in Churchill – have been committed to providing only the highest-quality polar bear experience imaginable, facilitating the journey of a lifetime. What makes a Great White Bear Tours adventure most memorable? The company's dedication and love for the Churchill community, their closeness to family, their appreciation for the well-being of arctic wildlife, and their ultimate desire to share it with others. If you have the opportunity to meet owners Marilyn and Don Walkoski, their family, and their team, you will understand that Great White Bear Tours is committed to excellence through and through. They care deeply for the world, exemplified in the service they provide and their generosity towards their community and the greater society. The company has set the highest standard for environmental leadership and responsibility, not only directed at the world of the polar bear, but towards the world as a whole. Your journey with Great White Bear Tours begins the moment you arrive in Churchill and board their custom-designed, state of the art Polar Rover – a spacious six-wheeled tundra vehicle equipped with luxurious plush seats, flush toilets and the perfect vantage point to photograph and witness polar bears. Documentation of the landscape and wildlife is a significant reason the company exists today – responding to a desire by photographers and researchers to get a closer view of the stunning natural phenomena. On your journey, you can expect to make friends with the Polar Rover driver and guide who is highly knowledgeable of the local area and customs and who is eager to share unforgettable stories and compelling information about the land, animals and people that inhabit it. The company's policy to limit the number of guests per tour to 24 allows enough space for each guest to experience a comfortable, unobstructed view of the polar bears and surroundings. You can venture out onto the viewing deck to get appropriately 'up-close and personal' with the majestic animals. "We were in Churchill in early November for polar bear season and had a great time! Great White Bear Tours took care of shuttling our tour group around town. Lindsay is funny, accommodating, and very safe on the streets of Churchill. She was so proud to show us around her town. Out on the tundra, Val was amazing. She got us close to plenty of bears, fox, and hare. She was always on point and took care of each and every guest in the most professional way." - RJM There is a certain haunting beauty in Churchill – a unique cold that renders you more present and helps to attune you to the amazing world around you. In special celebration of Great White Bear Tours' 30th Anniversary they will be sharing stories and memories from the field, told by friends, family, employees, and community members in Churchill. Take in the memories as they share them on their website www.greatwhitebeartours.com, and in a 30-year Memoriam, set to come out December 2018. "And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, in dimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end." - Pico Iyer Some memories are unforgettable – join us and your love affair with the polar bears will last forever. ❙ T Luxury and Magic on the Canadian Tundra CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF HEARTFELT SERVICE WITH GREAT WHITE BEAR TOURS GREAT WHITE BEAR TOURS Learn more at greatwhitebeartours.com