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Operation Nanook sets up camp outside Inuvik, N.W.T.
Annual military exercise in two different Arctic regions this year
CBC News
Posted: Aug 4, 2012 2:26 PM CT
Last Updated: Aug 4, 2012 2:18 PM CT
The Canadian Forces have set up camp outside Inuvik, N.W.T., for the annual summer Arctic exercise Operation Nanook.
Last week, Maj.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, the Canadian Forces' chief military engineer, inspected the camp which was put together in 10 days.
"What I look for are systems that are efficient," she said. "Design that makes sense so we're not creating something unsustainable. Comfort is nice, but it's a low priority. Efficiency, effectiveness and ability to operate."
The operation began Aug. 1 and will continue until Aug. 26 at two locations — in the Beaufort Delta region of the N.W.T. and in Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay, including near Churchill, Man. It will involve more than 1,250 Canadian Forces personnel.
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