Polar Sea Adventures
P.O. Box 549 Pond Inlet
Nunavut X0A 0S0 Canada
Tel: 867-899-8870
Email: info@polarsea.ca

"...responsible tourism can be an extraordinary tool to connect people across borders and cultures..."

LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION:

December 22nd
As year end approaches, thanks to all the clients who joined us in 2011 and made it such a special year.

October 4th
Polar Sea Adventures is proud to announce two new exciting skiing expeditions for 2012. In conjunction with Uniktour - BAFFIN ISLAND - The National Parks Expeditions. Featuring both Auyuittuq National Park and Sirmilik National Park, these trips will highlight the "best of Baffin" and will take place in April of 2012. For more information, please contact Uniktour.com.

September 25th
David Reid/Polar Sea has just returned from guiding two successful Northwest Passage expeditions with Adventure Canada.

August 14th
After a long a very busy winter, spring and summer, Polar Sea would like to thank all the clients (both individuals and companies) that joined us this year.

The season in Baffin Island ended on a high note with Polar Sea being chosen by German car company Opel to be the logistics and outfitting company for the OpelProjectEarth.com Arctic expedition.

Starting this week, Polar Sea is working with Adventure Canada as part of the expedition staff for two Northwest Passage expeditions. Please refer to the Adventure Canada website for more information.

April 3rd
Polar Sea is now on Facebook. See what we're up to - look up Polar Sea Adventures.

April 2nd
Polar Sea's new floe-edge skiing expedition has been chosen by EXPLORE magazine as one of Canada's best new trips for 2011. See April edition of EXPLORE for full lisiting.

March 21st
Polar Sea is delighted to be chosen as the outfitter for the upcoming Project North Project taking place April 15th - www.projectnorth.ca

January 10th
Launch of the new Above & Beyond (Canada's Arctic Journal) website - www.arcticjournal.ca

January 1st
Happy New Year everyone. Please refer to the Expedition and Adventure Services section for the latest news and information on our 2011 expeditions. New full colour brochure is now available.

December 1st
February 25th-27th 2011 - Polar Sea will be exhibiting at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show at the International Centre.

November 1st
Arctic Kaleidoscope... The People, Wildlife and Ever-Changing Landscape photography exhibition by Michelle Valberg will be on at the Canadian Museum of Nature from March 11th - May 29th, 2011.

October 22nd
Noted photographer and adventurer Jerry Kobalenko has just released his latest book ARCTIC EDEN - Journeys Through the Changing High Arctic. The book is available through www.kobalenko.com or through all fine book sellers.

October 1st
Starting October 11th guiding polar bear trips in Churchill, Manitoba. We will be checking voice-mail and email.

September 15th
Further to another expedition through The Northwest Passage, Polar Sea is once again involved in guiding polar bear trips in Churchill, Manitoba, starting in mid-October. In association with Frontiers North/Tundra Buggy, the trips will run through until late November.

July 1st
The ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS project. Polar Sea is pleased to announce a new roster of exclusive expeditions for 2011. The expeditions will represent and write a greener and more environmentally friendly chapter in Arctic adventure tourism. Expeditions featured include skiing, floe-edge skiing/kayaking, hiking and sea kayaking. Please see EXPEDITION/ADVENTURE SERVICES pages above for more information or contact us for a free colour brochure.

June 23rd
ICE BEAR PROJECT
After successful events in Copenhagen, London, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa, Mark Coreth and the Ice Bear Project team return to Canada. They will be in Toronto starting June 24th to exhibit the latest Ice Bear sculpture. For more information go to the Ice Bear Project website; www.icebearproject.org

May 20th
ANTARCTICA - In association with renowned adventure company Adventure Canada and Polar Star Expeditions, Polar Sea is offering the following departures for Antarctica: Antarctica Uncut: November 21st - Dec 10th and Classic Antarctica: December 9th - December 19th. Please contact either Adventure Canada or Polar Sea for more details.

April 2nd
Official launch of new website project: www.nunavutadventures.com

March 30th
Polar Sea is happy to announce a photography trip in late May with world famous photographer Amos Nachoum. For more information: www.biganimals.com.
In April Polar Sea will be providing filming logistics for the Nunavut Quest dog race between Pond Inlet and Clyde River. The only adventure company in Nunavut able to provide the necessary logistics, Polar Sea was delighted to be asked to work on this project.

February 4th
The sun has once again returned to Pond Inlet!
The Ice Bear Project recently created the 3rd (and counting) amazing sculptured polar bear; this time in Quebec City. Afterwards the bear will move onto Ottawa, then Montreal.

January 22nd
EXPEDITION FOR HAITI
In light of the recent tragic events in Haiti, Polar Sea has considered what it can do to help the people of Haiti. Polar Sea is proud to announce that it will be offering (from the community of Pond Inlet on Baffin Island) a skiing expedition for for 4-5 clients, at no charge. Although the trip will be free, clients will be asked and encouraged to donate any amount of money they wish; money that will then be given to the Canadian Red Cross organisation. The money raised will help the many thousands of Haitians in desparate need of food, supplies and shelter. Please contact us for more details and information. Thank you.
Trip Dates: Thursday April 22nd - Wednesday May 4th. Trip cancelled.

January 8th
Floe-edge dates and prices have been added for this coming June. The Ice Bear Project continues to grow and evolve. The great news is that Canada is about to welcome and play host to the latest Ice Bear in the next few weeks. Check out the Ice Bear Project website for all the latest news and information.

January 1st 2010: Happy New Year!
As we turn the corner into a new year and decade, we're looking forward to the new and exciting season ahead. New projects include a website dedicated to (that most iconic of Arctic animals) the polar bear. Various film and television projects are also in the works.

Above: Dressed in caribou clothing (Photo by Peter Leverman)

Top Left: Exploring Devon Island

Top Middle: Glacier camp on Bylot Island (Photo by Bob Brown)

Top Right: Dog sledding under the midnight sun (Photo by Kaz Yagi)