After graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1911, Colebourn settled in the prairie boomtown of Winnipeg to take a job with the Department of Agriculture. At the age of 18, he emigrated to Canada to study veterinary surgery. Born in Birmingham, England, Colebourn had always loved animals. In the 27-year-old Canadian soldier, the trapper found the perfect customer. In need of fresh air and a stretch of his legs after a long day on the rails, Lieutenant Harry Colebourn descended the steps of his railcar onto the station platform when an unusual sight caught his eye-a black bear cub no more than seven months old at the end of a leash held by a trapper seeking to attract the attention of a willing buyer. With bells ringing and brakes squealing, a trainload of men in crisp military uniforms pulled into the small lumber town of White River, Ontario, on August 24, 1914.
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