The Polar Bear in Churchill

As a kid going up in Churchill, our bad guy was always the polar bear. The bears did come ambling through the town of Churchill. Bears would take dogs off the chains, for sure. They're still doing it. My father would haul out his rifle and make sure it was loaded and put it by the door just in case. I wouldn't dare tell my dad about my nightmares. He'd throw me out in the snow bank and make me work through it.