Features

The Western Arctic is rich in stories that deserve to be told with depth and context. Our Features are longform explorations of those stories—profiles of businesses, deep dives into sectors, and narratives of resilience against logistical and political headwinds. Each piece seeks to capture not only the challenges of Northern enterprise, but the innovation and determination that define it.

Bernie MacNeil Made Technology Look Easy in a Place Where It Rarely Is
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Bernie MacNeil Made Technology Look Easy in a Place Where It Rarely Is

Bernie MacNeil has spent decades building Arctic Digital into a core part of Inuvik’s tech backbone—supplying equipment, supporting critical systems, …

Bob Gully Built the Kind of Business the Beaufort Delta Can’t Do Without
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Bob Gully Built the Kind of Business the Beaufort Delta Can’t Do Without

Robert “Bob” Gully’s legacy is written into the Beaufort Delta’s day-to-day infrastructure: the Inuvik company he built from a 1979 …

Tom Zubko and the Business of Making the North Work Online
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Tom Zubko and the Business of Making the North Work Online

A lifelong Inuvik resident, Zubko built a hometown telecom utility, helped seed a private ground-station industry, and has spent years …

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