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Up Here Business Issue. 4

Up Here Business Issue. 4

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Up Here Business's Special Mining Issue

Up Here Business's Special Mining Issue

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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.

Up Here Business—Special Mining Issue

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Up Here Business Issue. 4

Sign of Planet

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

Adobe Stock Photo

July 8th, 2025 July 8th, 2025

Up Here Business Issue. 4

Travis Pryor posing with his guitar.

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

July 8th, 2025 July 8th, 2025

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