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UP HERE - JAN/FEB 2026

The Long Walk Home

Sealskin boots Return to their Kugluktuk Family

Written by Arty Sarkisian

Photo by Arty Sarkisian

UP HERE - JAN/FEB 2026

No Pain, No Gain

The adrenaline rush of kite-skiing is worth all the fear, falls and scrapes

Written by Clémentine Bouche

Photo courtesy of Clémentine Bouche

UP HERE - JAN/FEB 2026

Under New Management

Yellowknife’s Weaver family calls it a day as their pioneering general store changes hands after nine decades

Written by Bill Braden

Photo by Cambridge Bay Weather

UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

If You’re Gonna Dream, Dream Big

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

Written by Amy Kenny

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Tear Sheet

Looking Ahead – The Mackenzie Bicentennial

Written by Ronne Heming

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UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

Heavy Lifting

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

Written by Amy Kenny

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UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

Arctic Moment: Close Call

Location: 80 kilometres north of Iqaluit

Written by Up Here

Photo by Dustin Patar

Tear Sheet

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.

Written by Sam Toman

Photos by Sam Toman

UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

Anna Lambe Has Something To Say

Nunavut’s new film and TV star is one of the most eloquent and empathetic voices for young Inuit—and Up Here’s Northerner of the Year

Written by Cooper Langford

Photos courtesy of APTN, CBC, Netflix/Jasper Savage

Tear Sheet

Casts for Fame

He's Yellowlmife's Fishin' Technician, landing lunker trout and charming the pants off VIP visitors. Now if only he could make his mark.

Written by Nathan Vanderklippe

Photo by Pat Kane

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