“The whole town is very stressed, very depressed,” said one hospitality worker in Churchill who wouldn’t give her name. “The government needs to step in.”The whole town is very stressed, very depressedChurchill’s attractions play a big role in luring potential visitors to Manitoba. In 2010, household style maven Martha Stewart visited Churchill and tweeted pictures of her up-close view of a polar bear when she visited the town. “Believe it or not, northern Manitoba and Churchill are exotic locales for people from all over the world,” said John Gunter of Frontiers North Adventures. Prices for food that restaurants in Churchill serve to visitors is also expected to rise, due to the extra cost of flying it in.

Source: National Post June 12, 2017 19:41 UTC