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Up Here Business Issue No. 2

Figure stopping blocks from falling

The world has survived times at least as difficult as the present. But that’s not the issue. Our challenge today is whether we will let complacency rule the future.

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Up Here Business Issue No. 2

Narwhal swimming underwater

Inuvik is home to a new country-food processing plant for Inuvialuit communities. The goal? To create jobs and training opportunities, and to restore traditions that will increase food security. The business may not be about profit, but it’s creating value—one link of beluga sausage at a time.

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Up Here Business Issue No. 2

Chris Shaver and Nicolinea Minakis post with micro greens

Chris Shaver and Nicolinea Minakis have a new take on what it means to run a small business: they’re growing microgreens from a home-based vertical farm. Their company, Northern Greens, is taking root.

Photo by Marilyn Marshall