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November 2015

Once an open-pit mine, now a lake. Photo by Hannah Eden/Up Here

A road runs through the bush in the NWT, and it tells a story of tragedy, hard truths and the circle of life

Once an open-pit mine, now a lake. Photo by Hannah Eden/Up Here

November 2015

Paleontologist Elizabeth Hall stands on an exposure of permafrost at a placer mine, where Ice Age mammal bones are typically found. Photo courtesy of Government of Yukon

Placer miners in the Yukon are churning out ice age bones at an industrial rate

Paleontologist Elizabeth Hall stands on an exposure of permafrost at a placer mine, where Ice Age mammal bones are typically found. Photo courtesy of Government of Yukon

November 2015

Jean Marie River, population 60, is nestled along the shore of the Mackenzie River, in the Dehcho region of the NWT. Photo by Herb Mathisen

The NWT weighs conservation versus development. And a park near Jean Marie River might prove its test case.

Jean Marie River, population 60, is nestled along the shore of the Mackenzie River, in the Dehcho region of the NWT. Photo by Herb Mathisen

October 2015

THE NORTHERN FIBRE LOOP. COURTESY NORTHWESTEL

The odd timing of the Yukon's fibre line announcement.

THE NORTHERN FIBRE LOOP. COURTESY NORTHWESTEL

The Northern fibre loop. Courtesy Northwestel

The odd timing of the Yukon's fibre line announcement

The Northern fibre loop. Courtesy Northwestel