Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season
Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region
Photo by Tashina Weagle/NWTT
Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region
Photo by Tashina Weagle/NWTT
While guiding a trip on the Tatshenshini/Alsek River in the Yukon, photographer Bethany Paquette captured this heart- warming story of a mother moose fighting turbulent currents to save her calves.
Photos by Bethany Paquette
Across the globe, veganism is seen as an ethical choice aligned with saving the environment. But in the North, bringing up fresh vegetables and niche items creates a large carbon footprint, while hunting and fishing provides locally harvested game for food insecure communities. Is veganism the right choice for the planet in the North? It depends.
Photo courtesy Farmers Market/Hannah Eden
From pleasing the Budweiser crowd to craft brew lovers who crave the newest and punchiest beers, Northern brewers face the tall task of making everyone happy.
Photo courtesy Nunavut Brewing
Across much of the North, bridges are the only structures connecting entire regions with the rest of the country year-round.
Government of Yukon
Appearing at home in any environment, arctic and red foxes seem adorable and even approachable. But be advised, they don’t make good pets.
Photo by Page Burt
Gail Cyr founded, led and fought for organizations devoted to helping Indigenous Northerners. Recently appointed to the Order of Canada, she has spent her entire professional life in the service of others—and she has no plans to let retirement slow her down.
Photo by Pat Kane