Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season
Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region
Photo by Tashina Weagle/NWTT
Features
The Biggest Little City North of 60
For four centuries, Kuukpak, located in the Western Arctic along the Mackenzie River, was the richest, busiest summer settlement around
Archeologists excavate one of the houses at Kuukpak, located along the Mackenzie River, earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Max Friesen
The Long Journey Home
More than 130 later, Abraham Ulrikab's remains may finally return to Labrador
Author France Rivet, right, and Hans-Ludwig Blohm on the fateful 2009 cruise. Photo courtesy of France Rivet
Case Study: Not Permitted
Why Husky Oil left the shores of Great Slave Lake with its tail between its legs
Old Job, New Tricks
Nearly 120 years after the Klondike Gold Rush, the Yukon's placer miners are still going strong
How they've always done it: Though the technology has advanced, placer mining hasn't changed a whole lot since the days of the Klondike gold rush. Photo provided by the Glenbow Archives, NA-4033-1
The Mining Report: And Then There Was One
It's been a rough year for Yukon's producing mines
Expanding horizons: Capstone Mining's Minto copper mine is getting bigger. Photo courtesy of Capstone Mining
The Mining Report: Expand Your Mine, Man
Life or death decisions at Ekati and Meadowbank
Gold production at Meadowbank, outside of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Photo by Angela Gzowski/Up Here
