Ms Eaton's staff told The Globe and Mail newspaper that the senator was a fan of polar bears - she has several photos of the Arctic beast in her office.
One night as Churchill's "bear season" was gearing up, I sat down with Kevin Burke, a man who has lived with polar bears all his life, as both a Churchill native and a ranger in the deep bush country.
But he told the court many visitors were not happy with the promised snow-covered log cabins, a nativity scene, husky dogs, polar bears and other animals, as well as a bustling Christmas market.
Polar bears are a long-lived species with a low reproductive rate, so recovery from overharvesting could take many decades.
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Coke says it hasn't tweaked the taste of its cola and that protecting polar bears is a worthwhile initiative.
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That wee dot way above the equator in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean just down a bit from where the Polar bears live is us.
Another issue that is dividing both country delegations and welfare campaigners is the status of polar bears, a situation the BBC reported on last December.
Declining ice levels also poses a threat to Arctic wildlife including polar bears, walruses and ringed seals.
Two years ago, scientists compiling the internationally recognised Red List of Threatened Species decided to include polar bears, giving them a listing of Vulnerable to Extinction.
Polar bears use ice as a hunting base.
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The Center for Biological Diversity was one of three environmental groups, including Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council, that sued the federal government to force a decision on the status of the polar bears.
It's easy to have a whiplash reaction: Don't feed the polar bears.
MEPs on the European Parliament's Environment Committee have tabled a motion calling for a ban on trade in blue fin tuna and polar bears.
The wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham acknowledges that a polar bear in captivity loses the ability to relate to bears in the wild.
"Polar bears are cool but the beaver played a pivotal role in the history of Canada, " said New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin.
It is a safe bet this spectacular propaganda endeavor will feature prominently polar bears who will be described as endangered species due to the impact of climate change on their ever-less icy habitat.
There are some 20, 000 polar bears roaming around, in the mood for a nice American steak.
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She will be pulling a 250lb sledge packed with food for her 5, 000 calorie-a-day diet, survival equipment and a .44 Magnum handgun in case she is attacked by polar bears.
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Polar bears live along the Arctic Circle and are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Switzerland.
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Jason Roberts was making The Polar Bear Family and Me, in which bears were filmed from a clear plastic hide.
This time, the Obama administration appears to be after a prominent Interior Department scientist who moved the policy world with news of drowning polar bears.
"The grim news about polar bears and sea ice decline is horrifying, but it is a call to action, not despair, " said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity.
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When it disappears, it will be a disaster for all the Arctic life that depends on ice, from the polar bears that walk on it to the tiny creatures that live within it.
Around five polar bears appeared near the village several days ago and were resting near a pig farm.
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As senior vice president of global marketing in the early 1990s, Sealey introduced the "Always Coca-Cola" campaign with its lovable polar bears--and was sacked soon after in what has become a pattern of top-level purges in Atlanta.
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