Melanie Hackett

Larger than Life

The devastating beauty of the North Words and pictures by Melanie Hackett You only need to set foot in the Yukon for a split second before it becomes clear why the territory’s motto is “Larger Than Life.” Home to 14 First Nations groups and some 30,000 people — as well as the backdrop of Canada’s highest mountain and some of the largest and most isolated National Parks — the Yukon is one of the least densely populated places left on earth. Imagine taking SFU’s entire undergraduate population and spreading it out over an area that is geographically larger than California,…

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