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<< Continued from page 7 scientists will speak at a Wolf and Carnivore conference this October and a collaborative effort is underway with Biosphere Expeditions, a German- based international science and tourism organization interested in developing a wolf/polar bear program. A proposal to build a wolf park in partnership with the Thompson Zoological Program has been discussed. And there are plans to develop a wolf study centre of excellence in conjunction with the University of the North, and to work with the provincial government on a study of how Manitoba Hydro corridors have changed forest dynamics by creating super highways for many species of animals. "We hope to attract scientists from throughout the world to study wolves in Thompson," Beckmann says. Volunteers have fundraised more than $1.7 million from individuals, businesses and governments since 2004. "This program has now taken on a life of its own," Beckmann says. "The Bateman mural brought us international attention. Now we're creating the infrastructure and generating the ideas to bring the international community to us." www.thompsonspiritway.ca FRONTIERS NORTH'S $1,499 CAD PER PERSON, PLUS TAXES This adventure includes: f Round-trip airfare from Winnipeg to Churchill f All meals f All Churchill transfers f Full-day Tundra Buggy® Adventure SPACE IS LIMITED! Say you saw this ad in MBiz magazine and get this adventure for $1,299! Phone: (204) 949-2050 Email: info@frontiersnorth.com Toll-free: 1 (800) 663-9832 Web: www.frontiersnorth.com 8 MBiz June 2012 SUNDAY, NOV. 11 After 40 years in aviation, Calm Air CEO Gary Beaurivage knows his way around an airplane. 2012 ONE-DAY POLAR BEAR ADVENTURES! SUNDAY, OCT. 21 SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN TO FLY. Gary Beaurivage landed a job in the aviation field at the age of 17, when he went to work for Calm Air as an apprentice aircraft mechanic. His career path followed an upward trajectory, until he was named president and CEO of the company 12 years ago. "I've been with Calm Air for 40 years. I've always loved aviation, since I was a boy," Beaurivage says. The company was only about 10 years old when Beaurivage signed on. It was founded by Carl Arnold Lawrence Morberg — whose initials gave Calm Air its name — and his wife Gail Morberg. The couple ran a fishing camp at Black Lake, Sask., in the 1950s, when Arnold got his pilot's licence and bought a small single-engine float plane. "The airline was created from his fishing lodge in 1962. It moved to Lynn Lake in 1969 and continued to grow," says Beaurivage. "They were the first to introduce the Twin Otter aircraft in the mid-1970s. They extended service to the central Arctic in the late 1970s." Carl Morberg died in 2005, and Gail Morberg sold the company to Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) in 2009. At the time, it was the largest privately owned registered airline in Canada. NORMAN © Richard Day/Daybreak Imagery