Dustin Patar
Dustin Patar is a multimedia journalist based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, who focuses on the environment and the Arctic. His work has appeared in CBC Indigenous, Motherboard, Hakai Magazine, Nunatsiaq News, and Arctic Today. Dustin has an undergraduate degree in communications from Simon Fraser University and a master's of journalism from the University of British Columbia. When he’s not in front of a computer, he can be found behind a sewing machine, fixing his snowmobile or out on the land.
Stories by Dustin Patar
Wildfires happen in the Far North, too. Communities are getting ready
7 min. readIn Nunavik’s fly-in communities, residents are becoming wildfire first responders
Arctic sovereignty? Inuit would like a word
On the election trail, Canada's federal leaders are pushing military and industry in the North....
After the collapse: checking for vital signs on a fading Arctic icescape
At the extreme northern tip of the world, a team of scientists battles time and...
DFO flags invasive species concerns as Baffinland seeks Mary River mine expansion
Federal scientists say ships likely brought marine worms to the port of one of the...