Did you know Winnie the Pooh was a real bear? Back in 1914, a Canadian soldier/veterinarian Harry Coleburn bought a tiny cub right here in White River, Ontario🇨🇦 on the train platform. She was super gentle & friendly, and she became a beloved mascot to Coleburn’s regiment. He named her Winnie (short for his hometown of Winnipeg) and brought her overseas during WW1. Eventually, he had to take her to the London Zoo—where a little boy named Christopher Robin Milne met her, fell in love with her,