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Getting the Party Started

Tear Sheet

In the north, something's always shakin'—celebration, gatherings and jamborees jam-pack the annual calendar. Here's the lowdown on the very finest festivals in the territories. 

By Up Here

Published in Up Here Magazine July/August 2008

Published in Up Here Magazine July/August 2008

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Photo by Margo Pfeiff

In the kitchen with the Laughing Chef

She’s Nunavut’s answer to Jamie Oliver: a cooking-show guru whose goal is to teach Inuit to eat better – and have a great time doing it.

By Margo Pfeiff

Photo by Margo Pfeiff

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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Looking Ahead – The Mackenzie Bicentennial

By Ronne Heming

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January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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If You’re Gonna Dream, Dream Big

Whitehorse wants to be a hockeytown. Gavin McKenna? That’s just for starters

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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Looking Ahead – The Mackenzie Bicentennial

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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Heavy Lifting

Sorry, guys. You’ve gotta step back. This loader is for women only 

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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Photo by Dustin Patar

Arctic Moment: Close Call

Location: 80 kilometres north of Iqaluit

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026

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Photos by Sam Toman

Miner Hockey

Yellowknife was a different place in the 1950's and '60s. There wasn't always much to do to pass the long winter months. So when local miners got together to play hockey, the whole town would turn out. 

January 23rd, 2026 January 23rd, 2026
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