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Canada begins new round of military drill around High Arctic

Xinhua, April 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Canada on Wednesday started a military drill in the High Arctic, according to a communique issued by the Canadian Ministry of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.

The military exercise, with a codename of Operation NUNALIVUT 2015 and annual event since 2007, is carried out around Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Via bringing together troops from Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force, the drill is calculated to demonstrate the readiness and ability of the CAF to operate effectively in Canada's Arctic region. Operation NUNALIVUT will stage activities including a sovereignty patrol in the Victoria Island area, two separate patrols spanning east of Cambridge Bay, and ice diving operations in the vicinity of Victoria Strait, Nunavut.

It will last to April 22 and will involve more than 200 personnel. All outlying locations will be commanded and controlled by the Task Force NUNALIVUT headquarters based in Cambridge Bay, according to the communique.

Operation NUNALIVUT is a sovereignty operation conducted annually since 2007 in Canada's North, which offers an opportunity for the Canadian Armed Forces to assert the country's sovereignty over its northernmost regions, to demonstrate the ability to operate in the harsh winter environment in remote areas of the High Arctic, and to enhance Canadian Armed Forces' capability to respond to any situation in the country's rigid North.

"With an increase in activity in Canada's north, operations such as NUNALIVUT ensure that we continue to have the capabilities to defend our interests in the Arctic. Our Government is extremely proud of our Canadian Armed Forces personnel. These men and women perform critically important work to protect and assert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic," said Julian Fantino, associate minister of National Defence. Endite