Arctic Moment: What is This?
Location: Nungarut, Nunavut
Location: Nungarut, Nunavut
Rough prices have been less than inspiring over the past few years. There’s new competition from lab-grown gems. Investment in northern exploration is dragging. Is this where the northern diamond industry starts turning out the lights?
PHOTO COURTESY DIAVIK DIAMOND MINES
The North is beautiful, but it’s not just natural splendour. Dotted around the territories are gorgeous pieces of artistic expression that locals pass every day.
PHOTO BY UP HERE/JEREMY WARREN
Scott Williamson, Northwestel’s manager of transportation and facilities, spends his weekends helicoptering to mountaintop radio transmitters as part of the Yukon Amateur Radio Association.
PHOTO BY CATHIE ARHBOULD
Making television in the North takes a community.
Let’s raise a glass to Marko and Meghan Marjanovic, the husband-and-wife team behind Winterlong Brewing Co. They’ve figured out how to create a partnership that works both on the job and at home.
PHOTO BY CATHIE ARCHBOULD
Sarah MacDougall is writing songs for the vast, yet intimate, North.
PHOTO COURTESY COURTESY BASELINE MUSIC