Rangers to receive medals
Thirty-nine Canadian Rangers who trekked to the Magnetic North Pole in April 2002 will receive the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal from the Governor General’s personal allocation to mark the achievement.
The Rangers came from across the North to Resolute Bay and covered 1,700 km of sea ice and rough terrain to reach the pole and mark 60 years of service to Canada.
The expedition was the longest and largest sovereignty patrol in Canadian history.
The medals will be presented over the next few months to members of the patrol by the commanding officer and members of the headquarters staff of 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.
Heritage department launches poster contest
Sheila Copps, the minister of Canadian heritage, invites Nunavut students to participate in the 2003 Canada Day Poster Challenge.
The theme of this year’s contest is "Celebrating Canada’s Natural Beauty." It is open to anyone 18 years or younger.
Copps will invite the 13 provincial and territorial finalists to celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa on July 1, 2003, where they will join the Prime Minister, the Governor General and thousands of other Canadians on Parliament Hill for Canada’s 136th birthday party.
Contestants have until Feb. 28, 2003, to submit their design to the Nunavut Celebrate Canada Committee. For more information visit www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/affiche-poster.
Small northern airlines unsafe?
The Canadian Press reported this week that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is raising questions about the safety of small northern air carriers.
The safety board has just released a report containing the results of their investigation into a crash at Fort Liard, NWT, on Oct. 16, 2001, involving a small plane carrying a pilot and five passengers returning to the community from a pipeline-related signing ceremony in Yellowknife.
After running into heavy snow on his approach to Fort Liard, the pilot missed the landing area and flew his aircraft into the ground instead.
Three passengers died, while the pilot and two other passengers were hospitalized. The pilot still suffers from amnesia.
The safety board report says Transport Canada’s safety standards for small northern airlines may not be high enough, and that such planes should be outfitted with ground-sensing equipment.
The report also said that pilots with small northern airlines are often too inexperienced.
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