Conference delegates can go face to face with polar bears.As the world's first polar bear polar bear, large white bear, Ursus maritimus, formerly Thalarctos maritimus, of the coasts of arctic North America. Polar bears usually live on drifting pack ice, but sometimes wander long distances inland. rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. facility, the Polar Bear Conservation and Education Habitat is a unique must-see attraction when visiting Cochrane. Now in its third season, the number of visitations is growing each year. The attraction, along with the Heritage Village, was awarded the 2005 Innovation Award from the Tourism Federation of Ontario and the 2006 Tourism Industry Association of Canada-Business of the Year Award. A membership program is available for residents and non-residents. Erin VanAlstine-Salatino, marketing, media relations and events co-ordinator, says they have members located throughout the world. The program has marketing partnerships with Science North in Sudbury, Tourism Timmins, Ontario This article is about city in Ontario, Canada. For other uses, see Timmins (disambiguation). Timmins, with a population of 42,997 (2006), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At 2,961. Northland's Northlander train and Polar Bear Express, and most recently, thne Shania Twain Centre Opened on June 30 2001, the Shania Twain Centre is a tourist attraction located in Timmins, Ontario. Since its opening, the Centre has received memorabilia, awards and many other personal items from Shania Twain, the most notable person to have come from Timmins. in Timmins and Hockey Heritage North in Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake, mining town, E Ont., Canada. An important gold-mining center, gold was discovered there in 1911 and again in the 1980s at Harker. The mining of iron ore and tourism are two other important industries. . Moccasin moccasin, in footwear moccasin, skin shoe worn by indigenous people of North America, excepting the sandal wearers of the Southwest area. There were two general types of moccasins, the hard-soled, which was used in the Eastern woodlands and the Southeast Trail Tours offers fly/drive packages where one can fly from Toronto to Timmins, and then drive to Cochrane to visit the Habitat and Heritage Village. The facility provides educational programs based upon the Ontario curriculum for schools from Grades 1 to 8. It has also held other events such as job training, employee appreciation, and catered social evenings for businesses. The Habitat is comprised of three rooms. The discovery room holds about 20 people and can be set up like a mini theatre with a television and DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. for educational purposes. It is often used for birthday parties, as well. It has access to an adjacent lounge that offers the comforts of cushioned sofas and loveseats near a fireplace. The viewing building is indoors and adjacent to the bear enclosure, but the wading pool is outside, where one can "swim" with the polar bears if so desired. The implement facility used during the summer months for events can hold between 50 and 75 people. The accompanying Heritage Village attraction originally began as Gerry and Phyllis Miller's museum collection 20 years ago in the small town of Hunta, about 40 kilometres west of Cochrane. When the Polar Bear habitat was built, "Pioneer Days" moved into town and acted as a combined attraction. It is an interactive display during the summer months with staff who "only know about what is happening in that time frame (pioneer)." There are rope-making, corn shelling and grinding demonstrations too. The Habitat has also partnered with five Cochrane hotels where discounted tickets for the attraction are sold. www.polarbearhabitat.ca By ADELLE LARMOUR Northern Ontario Business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. |
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