On Wednesday, March 11th I conducted a guest lecture at the University of Winnipeg 4th year Science Environmental Impact Assessment class. The course explores the methodology of environmental impact assessment (EIA). Students learn about various types of EIA, the components of EIA review, the regulatory aspects of EIA, and how to complete their own EIA. Students are expected to undertake EIA examples in both written and oral form.

1. Environmental Impact Assessment
University of Winnipeg
Mar-11-2015

2. 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.

3. 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.

40. 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.

41. Corporate Social
Responsibility
1. Environmental Practices.
2. Workforce and Employees.
3. Community Commitment.
4. Education.
5. Corporate Giving.

42. 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.

43. 1. Environmental Practices
• Grey water management.
• Work with suppliers to reduce footprint.
• Manage against environmental impact assessment.
• FSC certified 100% post-consumer fibre brochures.
Continued

47. 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.

48. 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

49. 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.

50. 4. Education
Polar Bears International:
• PBI Climate Alliance and Leadership Camps.
• PBI Tundra Connections.
• PBI Field Ambassadors.
• PBI Citizen Science.
• Polar Bear Cam (FNA, PBI, explore.org).

54. Kyle Schutt Director Discovery Communications
Seth Stapleton Postdoctoral at University of Minnesota
Dr. Thomas Smith Brigham Young University
Jody Reimer Graduate Student at University of Alberta
Dr. Don Moore • Smithsonian's National Zoo
Dr. Steve Amstrup Chief Scientist for Polar Bears International
Geoff York Senior Director of Conservation for Polar Bears
International
Dr. Andrew Derocher University of Alberta
Dr. Megan Owen • Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo
Cecilia Bitz • Polar Science Center, University of Washington
Terry Godwaldt The Centre for Global Education
Alysa McCall Field Programs Manager for Polar Bears International
Dr. Stephen Petersen International Polar Bear Conservation Centre
Dr. Jennifer Kay University of Colorado

55. Oct-Nov 2014 Metrics
• Tundra Connections
75,000+ audiences (mostly classrooms)
4000+ views of archived Connections
• Live Polar Bear Cams
425,000+ views
55,400+ hours streamed

56. 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.

75. Thank you!
@JohnGunter
FrontiersNorth.com
Questions?