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By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com When Jacob Betker first met Steffen Skj\u00f8ttelvik, it was during a snowstorm at the Timmins airport. The Norwegian adventurer had just landed in Canada with three dogs and a dream to trek from James Bay to Alaska over five years. Skj\u00f8ttelvik\u2019s plan was to travel by dog team in the winter and live off the land in the summer, staying near remote communities when needed, Betker said. \u201cHe was a young, physically capable guy with a sparkle in his eye,\u201d Betker told TimminsToday. \u201cHe was very good with his dogs \u2014 you could tell right away. He knew how to handle them.\u201d Now, 29-year-old Skj\u00f8ttelvik is missing somewhere along the Hudson Bay coast. His last known communication was on Aug. 14, when he… <\/p>\n

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By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com When Jacob Betker first met Steffen Skj\u00f8ttelvik, it was during a snowstorm at the Timmins airport. The Norwegian adventurer had just landed in Canada with three dogs and a dream to trek from James Bay to Alaska over five years. Skj\u00f8ttelvik\u2019s plan was to travel by dog team in the winter and live off the land in the summer, staying near remote communities when needed, Betker said. \u201cHe was a young, physically capable guy with a sparkle in his eye,\u201d Betker told TimminsToday. \u201cHe was very good with his dogs \u2014 you could tell right away. He knew how to handle them.\u201d Now, 29-year-old Skj\u00f8ttelvik is missing somewhere along the Hudson Bay coast. His last known communication was on Aug. 14, when he... <\/p>\n

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