Operation Nanook-Nunalivut a ‘very positive’ experience for Inuvik Ranger

By Tom Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North Operation Nanook-Nunalivut is now well underway in the Inuvik area, and for Master Cpl. Kadin Cockney of the Canadian Rangers, it has been a fruitful experience so far. “It’s been very positive,” he said. “Pretty much every op is a new lesson and a new learning experience.” Operation Nanook-Nunalivut is one of four annual activities that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) undertakes to secure the country’s Northern regions — collectively known as Operation Nanook. This year, the exercise is running from Feb. 23 to March 9, and will, as always, see the CAF conducting defence and sovereignty-related activities with a variety of partners and allies, including personnel from the United States. The Canadian Rangers, a reserve division of the army that…

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