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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 1d

🗞 Up Here November/December is hot off the press and this issue is flying! 🚀

Featuring our northerner of the year Anna Lambe and a whole heap of new northern stories, this one is ending our year strong.

You can read it online or explore subscription options here: uphere.ca/subscriberenew

Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 5d

Check out what's happening in the North this week with ColdSnaps:

📵 NWT to lose last payphones
🍆 Nunavut wants cheaper groceries
💸 The Yukon gets scammed (again)

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 6d

🌙✨ An Inuit storyteller and an astronomer walk into the cosmos and rename five of Saturn’s moons. Discover how northern legends found their place among the stars.

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#InuitKnowledge #NorthernStories #UpHere

Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 8d

🔥 Nature’s ultimate comeback story is here! Dive into “Born Again from Flames” and discover how forest fires pave the way for renewal in the North’s boreal landscape.

'Born Again From Flames'
Story/Photos by Page Burt

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#UpHere #Northlands

Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 13d

This week our Tear Sheet takes us back to 1995! The last age of the millennials and to a story of exploration and adventure in the northern parts of frozen Labrador. What were you doing at this time?

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#safari #uphere #labrador

Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 15d

🤖 This week's story, Martin Dover has us thinking more about AI, as it's rise to mainstream popularity and Meta integration effects community journalism.

*No robots were harmed in the writing of this piece.

'That’s so Meta'
Story by Martin Dover

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 27d

🎣 When Survivor came calling, Yellowknife’s “Fishin’ Technician” Mike Bryant was ready to outfish, outtrap, and outlast—until politics pulled the plug. Check out this week's Tear Sheet from 2009!

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#Yellowknife #Survivor #NorthernStories #NWT

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 29d

❄️💦 When it comes to “wild swimming” in the Yukon, the only thing truly wild might be the water temperature!

Story by Amy Kenny
Photo by Rhiannon Russell

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#UpHere #YukonLife #NorthernAdventures

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Oct 3

Making waves this week in Cold Snaps: paddlers training, the Navy testing waters in Whitehorse, and Iqaluit diving into major upgrades—basically, it’s water, water everywhere. 💧

Photo courtesy of Somba K’e Paddling Club

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Oct 2

This week’s Tear Sheet takes us back to June 2014, where the conversation on cultural appropriation in the North was already making waves.

'Inappropriation'
Story by Samia Madwar

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Oct 2

✏ Long-hidden Inuit drawings are finally getting their spotlight. Turns out these archives were keeping the best art secret in the North!

'Sights Unseen'
Text by Cooper Langford
Photos courtesy of Kinngait Studio archive

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 26

🚿 Iqaluit cars are sparkling again, Yukon veggies are sprouting, and NWT youth just turned funding into a game. Fall in the North is anything but boring!

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#LifeInTheNorth #NorthernStories #ArcticLife #UpHereNorth #TrueNorth

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 23

Ever wondered what your pup is really thinking? 🐕 A psychic spills the secrets straight from the dog’s mind in this wild read.

'I’ll Be Doggone'
Story/Photo by Amy Kenny

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 19

From music funding in the Yukon to new homes in Nunavut—and a heartfelt goodbye in the NWT—this week’s Cold Snaps brings stories of loss, hope, and resilience from across the North. 🌍❄️

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Sam Gargan.

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 18

🔦 When the long northern night falls, the land whispers tales of phantom gunshots, playful ghosts, and shape-shifting spirits—stories that demand to be shared.

'Stories For A Long, Dark Winter'
Story by Daniel Campbell, Laura Busch

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 17

Big plays, big crowds, big memories! Up Here was proud to sponsor the Sport Yukon WHL Showcase in Whitehorse this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer, celebrate, and show what northern hockey spirit is all about. 🏒❄️

#WHLShowcase #SportYukon #UpHereMagazine #LargerThanLife

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 16

🎥 Northern filmmakers are flipping the script—turning folklore, horror, and tradition into bold, homegrown cinema.

'Show and Tell'
Story by Genesee Keevil

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#NorthernCanada #Uphere #filmmakers

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨ Double the issues, double the fun!
Our September/October edition of Up Here AND Up Here Business Issue #3 are hot off the press! Two covers, one North, endless stories.

Subscribers keep your eyes peeled, you’ll have your new issue soon!

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 11

Not your typical beach day 🥶🐚 In Wakeham Bay, the tide waits for some it seems, especially when there are mussels to be had beneath the ice! Check out this weeks Tear Sheet story from 2002!

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#TBT #Uphere #NorthernCanada #NorhternStories

Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Up Here was proud to be a sponsor of the Klondike Road Relay Volunteer appreciation night and we want to recognize all the amazing work the volunteers put in to making it happen. 👏💛

Congratulations to Lauren Muir, winner of the Air North round-trip ticket donated by Up Here! ✈️🎉

#KlondikeRoadRelay

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 4

☁ Baffin Island’s become an unlikely mecca for some of the most extreme thrill-seekers and BASE jumpers on the planet.

'Base Instincts'
Story by Cody Punter
Published in Up Here Oct/Nov 2014

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Aug 29

From whale tales to cool schools, the North is buzzing with fresh stories this week! Dive into all the action with ColdSnaps.

📚 School is cool in NWT
📄 New First Nations program in the Yukon
🎣 Nunavut fisheries hires new CEO

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Aug 28

In 1955, Arthur Moffatt set out for northern paradise—then promptly ran out of food, luck, and, eventually, canoes. The Dubawnt River trip became less ‘wilderness dream’ and more ‘how not to die in the Arctic.’

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Aug 26

🦆 Late summer in the North isn’t just about dodging mosquitoes (finally). Sit still long enough by a pond or river and you’ll catch ducks dancing, moose diving, and dragonflies having… complicated love lives. Patience pays off.

'Just Wait and See'
Story/Photo by Page Burt
uphere.ca/articles/jus...

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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · Aug 22

The North is on the move—catch all the stories in this week’s ColdSnaps!

🌊 A swimmer takes on the mighty Mackenzie.
🥾 A Nunavut woman plans a 200 km trek.
🚨 The Yukon calls for backup for first responders.

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