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Environmental Impact Assessment University of Winnipeg
Mar-11-2015
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Frontiers North Adventures
• Expert-guided tours in Canada’s north since ’79.
• Best access in the world to wild polar bears.
• Significant resources invested in Churchill, MB.
• Winniepg-based.
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Mission statement
Frontiers North delivers quality nature adventures in a sustainable and responsible manner, inspiring our guests to become invested in Canada’s north.
We ensure our guests view and photograph the wildlife of the north as well as experience history, culture and customs of the people of the north.
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Core values
• Above all we are hosts.
• Invested in the communities and environments in which we operate.
• Passionate to share the resources that have been made available to us.
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Corporate SocialResponsibility
1. Environmental Practices.
2. Workforce and Employees.
3. Community Commitment.
4. Education.
5. Corporate Giving.
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1. Environmental Practices
• Utilize existing trail network.
• Tidal flat route to reach WNP, negligible impacts.
• Proactively upgrade and maintain trail networks.
• Replaced electric block heaters with diesel-fired units.
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1. Environmental Practices
• Grey water management.
• Work with suppliers to reduce footprint.
• Manage against environmental impact assessment.
• FSC certified 100% post-consumer fibre brochures.
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2. Workforce & Employees
• Staff contribute to action planning.
• Profit sharing up to 10% of salaries.
• Code of Conduct and Workplace Respect policies.
• Diverse Workplace: - 12% of our staff are Aboriginal. - 6% are a visible minority.- 62% of management team are women.
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3. Community Commitment
• We’re from Churchill.
• $1.8M investment = ~ $8M economic activity.
• Purchasing policy favours local, Aboriginal suppliers.
• Employ locals if possible, FNA goal to be world class.
• Leakage - 35 seasonal employee
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4. Education
• Nobody buys a “learning vacation”.
• We find the best guides in Canada.
• Share contemporary and traditional knowledge.
• PolarBearCam with Polar Bears Int’l & explore.org.
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4. EducationPolar Bears International:
• PBI Climate Alliance and Leadership Camps.
• PBI Tundra Connections.
• PBI Field Ambassadors.
• PBI Citizen Science.
• Polar Bear Cam (FNA, PBI, explore.org).
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Kyle Schutt Director Discovery CommunicationsSeth Stapleton Postdoctoral at University of MinnesotaDr. Thomas Smith Brigham Young UniversityJody Reimer Graduate Student at University of AlbertaDr. Don Moore • Smithsonian's National ZooDr. Steve Amstrup Chief Scientist for Polar Bears InternationalGeoff York Senior Director of Conservation for Polar Bears
InternationalDr. Andrew Derocher University of AlbertaDr. Megan Owen • Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego ZooCecilia Bitz • Polar Science Center, University of WashingtonTerry Godwaldt The Centre for Global EducationAlysa McCall Field Programs Manager for Polar Bears InternationalDr. Stephen Petersen International Polar Bear Conservation CentreDr. Jennifer Kay University of Colorado
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Oct-Nov 2014 Metrics
• Tundra Connections 75,000+ audiences (mostly classrooms) 4000+ views of archived Connections
• Live Polar Bear Cams 425,000+ views55,400+ hours streamed
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5. Corporate Giving
• Total corporate giving to exceeds national standards of 1% of pre-tax profits measured by the Canadian Business for Social Responsibility.
• FNA 2014 corporate giving was 6% of pre-tax profits.
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