The Town of Churchill is looking to change how it deals with its waste, in hopes of preventing polar bears from making their way into the northern Manitoba community.
Unofficially known as the polar bear capital of the world, Churchill is studying how it can burn and compost waste that can attract bears and bring them into contact with people.
Waste is currently stored in an old military building north of the town’s airport, where it sits for two to three years before it’s taken to an enclosed landfill, said Geoff York, senior director of research and policy with Polar Bear International — a non-profit that’s working with
