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13TuesdayNovember262013OURCHRISTMASOFFERINGSareavailablebutonceayearEGGNOGFROSTEDGINGERBREADorsteamthingsupwithourMISTLETOEMOCHAAllourcoffeesareavailableaswholebeansorcustomgroundtoyourspecications.Wewillalsomixyourownspeciallyrequestedblend.IfyoucantmakeittoYellowknifetopickupyouritemswecanevenmailcoffeetoyourhome3-480250Ave.LowerLevelYKCentreYellowknifeNTX1A3S5Phone867-873-8782Emailinfogourmetcupyellowknife.caHoursofOperationMonday-Friday730a.m.-6p.m.Saturday9a.m.-6p.m.ClosedonSundaysOURHOLIDAYCUPSWILLKEEPYOUUPNorthernersCanadianRangersByMARIACHURCHEightyearsagowhenAllenPogotakaCanadianRangerleaderinUlukhaktokheadedoutinthemiddleofwintertorescueaninjuredhunteritwasessentialthatheandtheteamofrescuerstraveledwithakomatik.Oneoftheguystheywereouthuntingmuskoxandhebrokehislegintwoplacessowehadtogooutat200inthemorningtopickhimup.Hewasabout120milesfromUlukhaktokPogotakshared.Theteamfoundhimaftertrav-elingallnightloadedhimontothekomatikandbroughthimbacktotownfortransporttohospitalinYellowknife.Pogotakwasoneofa12-manteamthatassembledlastweekinYellowknifetobuildkomatiksfordistributionamongCanadianRangerpatrolsintheNorth.TheRangersfoureachfromTaloyoakKugluktukandUlukhaktokwerecho-senfortheirexperienceinmakingthetraditionalsleds.Wevebeendoingitfor30or40yearsbuildingkomatiksandtravelingupNorthhaulingallourRangergeargassuppliesandcampinggearPogotaksaid.RangersbuildtraditionalkomatikstoaidpatrolsThekomatikhasahistoryofusebyindigenousArcticpeoplesthatgoesbackfurtherthanwrittenrecords.Todaytheyaremadewithsimilarde-signsandmaterialswithtwolumberrunnersattachedtoawoodenboxbuiltandfastenedentirelyusingwoodandrope.WarrantOfcerMarkSt.Pierreorganizerofthekoma-tikbuildingexercisesaidusingthesimplestmaterialsmeansrepairjobsarepossibleoutontheiceorinthebarrens.Imagineifyousnapthean-chorpointsoffofyourplasticsledyouaredoneyoursledisdone.Theseguystheybreakaropeorsomethingtheycanjustretieithesaid.Woodisidealbecausewhilecertainmetalscanwith-standthe40-belowtempera-turesRangersareoftenfacedwiththeirweightisnotidealforstayingabovethesnow.CanadianForcesperson-neloftenutilizetraditionally-madeequipmentsuchasthekomatikbecauseofthedif-ferenceinqualitywhencom-paredtotheirfactory-gradeequivalents.YoucangotoCanadianTireandyoucanbuyasledbutwendthatthisisatotallysuperiorproducthesaid.WhiletheCanadianRangershavebeentaskedwithbuildingothersuppliesforthemselvesinthepastsuchasicechiselsandscoopskomatik-buildingisthelargestprojecttheyhavetakenonthusfar.ItsaprettyspecializedpieceofequipmentSt.Pierresaid.Theresnotalottoitbutthereisdenitelyalotofskillinvolvedtobuildingagoodone.Overthe10-dayexercisetheteamhopestobuild40newkomatiksaveragingfouraday.Twoexperiencedbuilderscanassembleonesledinafewhours.Thekomatiksbuiltthisyearwillbedividedupbe-tweenAlertResoluteBayandYellowknife.TheCanadianRangersareapart-timedivisionoftheCanadianForcesresponsi-bleformissionsinsparselysettledandisolatedareasofCanadathataredifcultforthemilitarytoaccess.Approximately5000Ca-nadianRangerspatrol200communitiesinCanadamanyofwhomareAborigi-nalNortherners.PhotoCplPierreLetourneau19WingImageryComoxFromleftCanadianRangersAbsolemIdloutandSamsonSimeoniepackakomatikbeforeleavingforanArcticpatrolduringOperationNUNALIVUTinResoluteBay.MOONLIGHTMADNESSOpenLateforMoonlightMadnessEnjoyexceptionalholidaysavingsandextendedshoppinghours.ThisisourBIGGESTsaleoftheyearNorthernStoreFortSmithNT867-872-2568FridayDecember6from900a.m.-Midnight