Kassina Ryder (Davidson) is an award-winning journalist who has spent the past eight years covering Canadian Arctic communities. Her work can be found in Up Here magazine, Arctic Deeply and Northern News Services newspapers. She has also covered the Perth, Ontario area for the Ottawa Citizen, the Perth Courier and Lake 88 radio. Since 2012, Kassina has received eight Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association (SWNA) awards for stories published in NWT News/North. She currently lives in Ontario. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/kassina-ryder/rss en Northern People & Health Solutions Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:00:53 +0000 Kassina Ryder https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/23/nunavuts-capital-aims-to-curb-alcoholism-by-liberalizing-access https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/23/nunavuts-capital-aims-to-curb-alcoholism-by-liberalizing-access Opening a beer and wine store isn’t an obvious approach to addressing a community’s devastating relationship with drinking. But Iqaluit is taking that step in the hope of reducing consumption of bootlegged hard liquor. Health Northern People & Health Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:34:54 +0000 Kassina Ryder https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/08/02/a-small-arctic-community-wins-a-big-fight-in-canadas-top-court https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/08/02/a-small-arctic-community-wins-a-big-fight-in-canadas-top-court The former mayor of Clyde River reflects on lessons learned from his community’s legal battle to stop seismic tests they feared would harm marine life and jeopardize ancient hunting traditions. Northern People & Health Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:45:08 +0000 Kassina Ryder https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/27/battling-botulism-care-urged-while-preparing-traditional-arctic-foods https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/27/battling-botulism-care-urged-while-preparing-traditional-arctic-foods Raw meat is a delicacy in many northern communities, but warming temperatures may be contributing to deadly outbreaks of botulism. Residents are learning to adapt while keeping ancient traditions alive.