Up Here Business Issue. 4

Agnico Eagle is our Northern miner of the year. We discuss how a mid-tier company with no Nunavut experience became the biggest player in Northern mining—and joined the big boys as a world-class gold producer. Plus, how to build a better mining industry.

U p Here Business—Special Mining Issue

The cover of Up Here Business Magazine

Up Here Business Issue. 4

Climate Changed?

Not yet, but we must take aggressive action. And that action includes the North. We need to transition away from our reliance on fossil fuels. It won’t be easy and it will mean major changes to how we live and do business. There are opportunities—but let’s be prepared.

By Don Jaque

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Up Here Business Issue. 4

Big Night Out

Travis Pryor spends a large percentage of his time running a full-service auto shop in Whitehorse. The highlight in many of his weeks, however, comes when he puts down his toolkit and picks up a microphone.

By Cooper Langford

Photo by Crystal Schick

Up Here Business No.3/23

In from the Cold

How does diesel-dependent Nunavut meet its carbon targets? The Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Line would do it in one shot. And that’s just for starters.

Up Here Business No. 4

Sean Stofer, Chris Cornboro and Michael Austin—COO, CEO and chief marketing officer

Trail Blazers

ArcticPharm is the first cannabis grower and manufacturer to set up shop in the North. With its dry flower and pre-rolls now debuting on retail markets in the Yukon and Ontario, founders Chris Cornborough and Sean Stofer have more to celebrate than 4/20.

Up Here Business No. 4

Man looking at multiple colourful doors.

A Nuclear Option?

Businesses and developments. Corporations should consider it. Nuclear power is a challenging idea. But small modular reactors may be the surest path to zero-carbon mining in the North. They may also be a big economic opportunity.

Up Here Business No. 4

Let Em' Go

Are you struggling to meet your employees’ demands for more flexibility when it comes to working from home? Neighbourly North’s Ben Perreira is an expert on the subject. He says, relax.

Up Here Business No. 4

Home Coming

Brandon Macdonald has returned to his roots with Fireweed Metal's Macmillan Pass Project. He's also giving orphaned discoveries a new place to call home.

Up Here Magazine - September/October 2022

It Makes  a Village

Joella Hogan is a savvy business operator who has brought Mayo’s Yukon Soaps Co. to national prominence. She also has a keen eye for turning her entrepreneurial investment into a vital piece of community infrastructure. How so? Hint: Think housing.