Report #025 – ONTARIO, NUNAVUT, Hudson Bay – Type 1

 Report #025 – ONTARIO, NUNAVUT, Hudson Bay – Type 1

 

Name: Abraham Hunter, Government official

Location: Weenuck reserve near Polar Bear Provinvial Park, Ontario

Date/Time: June 9, 2001

Weather Conditions:  N/A

Source: Nunatsiaq News, Toronto Star

 

Documented by Eastern Canada Sasquatch Organization

 

 

Friday, June 29, 2001
Bigfoot on Hudson Bay

Nunatsiaq News (www.nunatsiaq.com)


IQALUIT — Signs of a sasquatch — a legendary ape-man sometimes called Bigfoot – have turned up on the west coast of Hudson Bay. 

Earlier this month a government official discovered a set of metre-long, human-like footprints west of the Weenusk First Nation Reserve near Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ont. 

"It’s definitely not a bear," Weenusk’s chief, Abraham Hunter, told the National Post.

"I looked at them. They were six feet apart, walking."

Hunter said elders have long told stories of sasquatches living in the area. Two elders claim to have sighted the creature about 20 years ago, he said. 

An official analysis of the prints has not been conducted. 

The reserve is west of Sanikiluaq and about 600 kilometres southeast of Arviat.

 

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Tuesday, June 19, 2001

Bigfoot loose in Northern Ontario?

Toronto Star

Massive tracks point to sasquatch migration

PEAWANUCK, Ont. (CP) - Footprints indicating a creature with a two-metre stride have some northern Ontario residents speculating the elusive Bigfoot may have moved in with the region's black bears and howling wolves.

Footprints measuring 35-centimetres long and 12-cm wide have been spotted in this farflung aboriginal community on the south shore of Hudson's Bay, and the chief of the Weenusk First Nation has only one explanation: Bigfoot.

''It's definitely not a bear,'' Abraham Hunter said firmly.

''I looked at them. They were six feet (two metres) apart, walking.''

News of the prints, first spotted June 9 by a band member riding a four-wheeler through the bush, soon spread through the community of 250 and the hunt was on for the mythical ape-like beast.

But in a region where wild hairy beasts are expected, the fascination didn't last long.

''There was curiosity, people going out there for about three days,'' Hunter said.

''Then the novelty wore off.''

The tracks were alarming enough to draw the curiosity of officials with the Natural Resources ministry, who arrived June 14 to investigate and record the images of the footprints.

''We were surprised,'' said ministry official Brett Kelly, who admitted no one could explain what caused the tracks.

But even if it is the fabled Sasquatch, which legend says stands seven feet tall and has long hairy arms, a short neck and flat face, Kelly said it's unlikely it would endanger the community.

Kelly said the reserve is located on Polar Bear Provincial Park - the largest wilderness park in Ontario with a small human population.

Chances of humans actually encountering the sasquatch are very small.

''We'll wait for more information before we do anything,'' he said.

To date, there have been 16 reported sightings of a Bigfoot in Ontario.

At least one resides near the Weenusk First Nation, says Hunter, who recalls a resident spotting the beast decades ago.

''About 20 years ago there was a sighting in our community,'' Hunter said. ''But none have been seen since.''

Kelly encouraged people to take advantage of a free admission day at provincial parks planned for June 24 to investigate for themselves.

''This Sunday in Ontario entry into all provincial parks is free, so people can go find it themselves,'' he said.

In the meanwhile, Weenusk residents are simply going about their lives.

''We're getting back to fishing and hunting,'' Hunter said.

''Things here are normal.''