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The Polar Bear Holding Facility (also known as the Polar bear jail), on the outskirts of town, was commissioned in 1982 in an effort to more effectively protect
humans from bears while also protecting bears from harrassment or the need to be euthenased. Bears are held for up to 30 days, given water or snow but not food,
so they do not get conditioned to human food sources. Before the sea ice freeze up, bears are released around 70km north of town, and they generally continue
heading north. Once the sea ice has formed in the bay, bears are released directly onto the ice outside town. The mural on the Polar Bear Holding Facility was
painted by Kal Barteski as part of the SeaWalls Churchill project.
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