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RemembranceDayNorthernForces14TuesdayNovember122013OnthisdayofREMEMBRANCEPublicServiceAllianceofCanadaAlliancedelaFonctionpubliqueduCanadaToallofCanadasveteransandthoseinuniformtodaythePublicServiceAllianceofCanadaNorthsalutesyouandthanksyouforallyoudoandallyouhavedonetosafeguardlibertyanddemocracy.Tothefamilieswhohavefacedlossweshallrememberthesacrificesmadeonbehalfofusall.Thankyou.Meegwetch.Quyanainni.MassiCho.OnRemembranceDayOnRemembranceDayBrianJeanMPFortMcMurrayAthabascaFortMcMurray780743-2201Athabasca780675-8100Emailbrian.jeanparl.gc.caBrianJeanMPFortMcMurrayAthabascaFortMcMurray780743-2201Athabasca780675-8100Emailbrian.jeanparl.gc.caIencourageeveryonetotakethetimetorememberthosewhohavefallenintheserviceofourcountryandthosewhocontinuetoserveCanadawithcourageandcompassion.IencourageeveryonetotakethetimetorememberthosewhohavefallenintheserviceofourcountryandthosewhocontinuetoserveCanadawithcourageandcompassion.JointTaskForceNorthboastsuniquebrandofsoldierMilitaryinterestgrowinginCanadasNorthsaysdeputycommanderByMARIACHURCHDerekMossdeputycom-manderofJointTaskForceNorthJTFNtheCanadianArmedForcesbranchNorthof60keepsanactiveFace-bookprolewherehepostspicturesandkeepssouthernfriendsuptodateonlifeinCanadasNorth.WeconsidertheNorthtobeverymuchCanadianandyetveryfewpeoplecomeuphereMosssharedinaninterviewwithTheJournal.Ivebeenverylucky.IvebeenaroundtoanumberofcommunitiesandbeenhostedextremelywellandgottodothingsthatyouwouldonlyseeintheNorth.LifeintheNorthiscer-tainlyuniqueforJTFNper-sonnelwhoaremostoftenvolunteersshippedupfrombasesinthesouth.Theforceemploysaround250person-nelandisheadquarteredinYellowknifewithsmallerdetachmentsinWhitehorseandIqaluit.ThesheersizeofJTFNsdetachmentareawhichin-cludescommunitiesoftenonlyaccessiblebyplaneandtheharshclimatearebothuniquechallengesfortroopsMosssaid.ToequipthemselvesforlifeNorthof60soldiersrequirespecialequipmentsuchassnowmobilesATVssatel-litephonesandtransporta-tionaircraftwhichincludeaHerculesandC17.OnaverageJTFNmem-bersservefortwotoveyearsattheYellowknifebaseandtaketheirexperienceswiththemwhentheyrotatebacksouthMosssaid.ItsallaboutexposingthesouthtotheparticularchallengesoftheNorthgeographyenvironmentandweatherhesaid.DespitethechallengestheYellowknifebranchwilloftenseepersonnelapplyforextensionstotheirserviceMosssaid.Heisoneofthem.Mosshasbeenservingasthedeputycommanderforayearandahalfnowandsaidhewillbelookingforanex-tensioncomenextyearwhenhistimeisup.TheyareprobablygoingtotryandsendmeawaynextsummerbuttheyaregoingtohavetoprymeoutofhereMosssaidwithalaugh.HisreasonforwantingtostayThepeoplehesaid.YourelysoquicklyonyourneighboursandfriendsmuchmoresothanyoudodownsouthIndMosssaid.Everybodynomat-terwhattheydoforaliv-ingorwheretheyarefromwhatcommunitytheygreetyouwithasmileandtheysayhelloandtheywanttoknowalittlebitaboutyouandthentheywanttotellyoualittlebitaboutthem.Ireallyenjoythat.Aclosecommunitycon-nectionisalsowhatdistin-guishestheCanadianForcesintheNorthfrombasesinthesouthMosssaid.Muchoftheirservicereliesonhelpfromlocalpartners.Werelyonthecommuni-tiesmuchmoresohesaid.YoudontjusthopintoyourcaranddriveintothenextcommunityinacoupleofhoursThesizeandtheclimateareparticularchal-lengesandwerelyonpeopletoovercomethose.MilitaryinterestgrowinginNorthTheCanadianmilitaryhashadagrowinginterestintheNorthforanumberofyearsMosssaidbutitsnotbecauseofathreattonationalsovereignty.TheCanadianArmedForcesdonotseemilitarythreatintheNorthinthenearfuturehesaid.TheCanadianmilitaryisgrow-ingintheNorthbutthatsnotallaboutriesandshoot-ingthatsaboutsupportingNortherners.TenyearsagotheCa-nadianmilitarysNorthernpresencewaslimitedtoad-ministrativesupport.TodayMosssaidJTFNhasbootsonthegroundworkinginconjunctionwithRCMPEnvironmentCanadaandthedepartmentofFisheriesandOceanstosupportinfra-structureacrosstheNorthgoodgovernanceandpro-tectionoftheenvironment.JTFNalsoworkscloselywiththeCanadianRang-ersasubcomponentoftheCanadianForcesinremoteareasofthecountrywhoprovideserviceandpatrolsaslocalsinoftenisolatedcommunities.TheyareourbiggesteyesandearsintheNorthourbiggestconduitintothecultureoftheNorthhesaid.EachyearJTFNoper-ationsincludeadisastersimulationtotestresponseproceduresinvariousNorth-ernlocations.LastyeartheysimulatedachemicalspillintheRedRivernearInuvikwheretheyworkedwiththelocalemergencyre-sponsegroupsandAborigi-nalgovernments.NextsummertheCana-dianarmywillbeundergo-ingalargeMaritimessearchandrescueoperationnearIqaluitthatwillinvolvepar-ticipationorobservancefrommultipleArcticcountries.In2015plansareformingforanArcticoilspillexercise.MossexplainedthatwithchannelsopeningupintheArcticthereislikelygoingtobeanincreaseofshippingmeaningthemilitaryisprepar-ingforanincreaseofincidents.ThechangingArcticisverymuchonourmindshesaid.FromleftCapt.BryanSullivanCapt.LeeBurrowsCpl.BrianPeersandLt.NavyJoelMacDonalddigoutfuelbarrelsfromasnow-coveredfuelcachelocatedatMouldBayNWTduringsovereigntyOperationNunalivutonApr.192013.PhotoCplAydynNeiferCFJICHighReadiness