Herb Mathisen

Articles

September 2017

Putting some meat on the backbone

A Q&A with Curtis Shaw, Northwestel COO, on what the feds’ $50-million announcement means for Nunavut.

Written by Herb Mathisen

A quote

The Stories In A Face

Gerald Kuehl portraits remind us of how life used to be

Written by Herb Mathisen

Photo by Marianne Helm

Visions For The North

Reader maps with magnetic rail, sky-hooks, military bases and mines galore.

Written by Herb Mathisen

Collection of letters

Nights Of Day

Losing track of time and gaining superhuman powers under the midnight sun

Written by Herb Mathisen

Photo by Ingrid Wilcox

Two Wheels And A Dream

How to build a world-class team of mountain bike trail-builders in a remote corner of the North

Written by Herb Mathisen

Montana Mountain is home to more than 65 kilometres of world-class mountain bike trail. Photo by Derek Crowe

May 2017

If These Wings Could Talk

Aviator Warren Wright aims to recreate a bit of Northern history

Written by Herb Mathisen

Photo courtesy Denny May

To Connect To The World

Escape, invasion, industry and affordability—a road means many things in the North, but mostly it means change

Written by Herb Mathisen

Photo by Tawna Brown

From Compass to GPS

Joe Reid feels right at home when he’s a long way from nowhere

Written by Herb Mathisen

Photo by Hannah Eden

The Observers

From their stations at Northern community airports, observers have their eyes on the sky

Written by Herb Mathisen

Pangnirtung, Nunavut, a runway runs through it. Photo by Michael H. Davies

Chasing the Echo

The annual race to be the first steamship North

Written by Herb Mathisen

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