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May/June 2021

Matthew Lien plays for a crowd

It took several weeks, more than $3,000, and a trip overseas to bring Matthew Lien’s piano from Taipei to Whitehorse. But for him, the journey was worth it.

Photo courtesy Whispering Willow Records

May/June 2021

Internet tower

Despite the many innovations and hundreds of millions of dollars invested into northern internet, we continue to lag behind the rest of Canada. What’s it going to take to bring us up to speed?

Adobe Stock image

May/June 2021

Iqaluit builders make a qaggiq

Until this past spring it had been many generations since a qaggiq (or giant iglu) was built in Iqaluit. These master builders put one together in four days.

Photo courtesy Qaggiq Festival/Shawn Innuksuk

May/June 2021

Annie Buscemi is helping others appreciate their northern life, one day at a time.

Through social media, Northerners are finding unique ways to offer a snapshot into the colourful lives they lead.

Photo by Natalie Maerzluft

dinosaur craving.

Snow carving tips from the Snowking Winter Festival’s Icepick Polly.

Photo by UP HERE