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Contacts Canada
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Canadian Arctic Expeditions, 363 Pritchard Rd, Alcove, Quebec, JOX 1AO. Canada.
Richard Weber and his wife Jose Auclair also provide logistical advice/ support
and specialist polar tents and sledges. Tel & fax: +1 819 459 1794
Email: info@CanadianArcticHolidays.ca, Website: www.canadianarcticholidays.ca
Canadian North (part of Canadian Airlines International). Tel: +1 800 665 1177 or +1
416 798 2211; fax: +1 905 612 2838; website: www.cdnair.ca
Dept. of Renewable Resources, (Govt. of Northwest Territories), Box 21, Scotia
Centre 600, 5102 50th Ave., Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S8, Canada. Can supply
information sheets on safety in bear country, etc.
First Air, 3257 Carp Road, Carp, ON, XOA 1L0, Canada. Tel: +1 613 839 3340; fax: +1
613 839 5690; website: www.firstair.ca
Kenn Borek Air (Resolute office), PO Box 210, Resolute, NT, X0A 0V0, Canada. Tel:
+1 867 252 3845; fax: +1 867 252 3777. Website: www.borekair.com. Large Twin
Otter fleet, many of which operate in the Antarctic during the austral summer.
Northwest Territories Tourist Information, Box 2107, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
X1A 2P6.
North Winds (Paul Landry and Matty McNair), PO Box 820, Iqaluit, Nanavut, X0A 0H0,
Canada. Tel: +1 867 979 0551; fax: +1 867 979 0573. email: north@northwindsarctic.com;
website: www.northwinds-arctic.com
Nunavat Tourism, PO Box 1450, Iqaluit, NT, X0A 0H0, Canada. Email:
nunatour@nunanet.com; website: www.nunatour.nt.ca]
Parks Canada (Nunavut District), PO Box 353, Pangnirtung, Nunavut X0A 0R0
Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP), Natural Resources Canada, 615 Booth St,
Room 487, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4, Canada. Tel. +1 613 947 1650; fax +1 613 947
1611, Email: pcsp@NRCan.gc.ca Logistic support to approved scientific research
in Canadian arctic.
Tourism Yukon, PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6, Canada.
Canadian Weather Forecast. Website www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/index.html
High Arctic International Arctic Explorer Services Ltd, CP200 Resolute, Nunavut X0A
0V0, Canada. Tel: 867 252 3875, fax 867 252 3766. Run by Terry Jesudason. has
provided logistic support for many N. pole expeditions.
Books/ Publications
COCKBURN, B (2004) Canoeing Canada’s Northwest Territories – A Paddler’s Guide.
Anniek Press.
COWPER, D.S. (1993) Northwest Passage solo. Seafarer Books, London: 212pp. ISBN 0-
850364-29-9. Account of 1988 journey through NW Passage in 42’ lifeboat.
DEPT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES Safety in Grizzly and Black Bear Country &
Safety in Polar Bear Country.
DUNBAR, M. and GREENAWAY, K.R. (1956) Arctic Canada from the air. Canadian
Defence Board, Ottawa: 541pp. An old and rarely found but excellent reference
source covering the Canadian Arctic coastline and Arctic Ocean with sections on
early exploration, topography and weather. Lots of detailed regional information.
FIENNES, R (1979) Hell on Ice. Hodder & Stoughton. London. 256pp. Account of
Ranulph Fiennes’ British North Pole Expedition of 1977, where he reached 87ºn
using skidoos.
FLECK, S (1988) Polar bear conflicts with humans – Contract Report Number 3. Dept of
Renewable Resources, Yellowknife, Canada.