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EnvironmentMonitoring11TuesdayMarch112014Theactionsofsocialworkersmakeitpossibleforotherstodreammorelearnmoredomoreandbecomemore.867-872-6300ForEmergencyAfterHoursandWeekendsCall872-6200.SOCIALWORKWEEKisMarch17212014Thisisatimetocelebratethesocialworkerwhosehardworkanddedicationareimportanttoourcommunity.SOCIALWORKWEEKisMarch17212014Thisisatimetocelebratethesocialworkerwhosehardworkanddedicationareimportanttoourcommunity.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGCanadianRangersareknownforbeingthewatch-ersoftheNorthintermsofsovereigntyoperationsbutpatrolsacrosstheterritoryarealsoexpandingtheirrolesbytakingonsomenewenvi-ronmentalmonitoringefforts.RangerleadersfromacrosstheWesternArcticgotsomeadditionaltraininglastmonthinInuviktouseontheiran-nualPolarPassagetripwhichsendspatrolsoutonsover-eigntymissionsacrosstheNorthwestPassageduringlateFebruaryandearlyMarch.TeamswereinstructedontheuseofequipmentsuppliedbythefederaldepartmentofFisheriesandOceansDFOtobeabletotakesamplesanddoreadingsofoceanwaterwhileoutontheland.AccordingtoCapt.RichLaydentheoperationsofcerforPolarPassagetheprojectismutuallybenecialtoboththeRangersandscientists.Itgivesgoodinteroperabil-itywithothergovernmentde-partmentsLaydensaid.Withtodaysconstraintssometimestheyrenotabletosendscien-tistsandsometimesscientistsarentthebestfordoingthatkindoftravelingandworkwhereastheRangersareideallysuitedforittheyjustneedthebaselinetrainingontheequip-ment.Inregardstopatrolling300-400kmawayfromtheircommunityandbacksafelythatstheirbreadandbutter.Whiledemonstratingsov-ereigntyremainstheRangersnumberonetaskLaydensaidthepatrolsarenowalsotrainedintheuseofseveralpiecesofequipmentmonitoringchangesinseaiceandwaterrelatedtoclimatechangewhichhesaidisnowofgraveconcernintheArctic.OnetypeofequipmenttestsiceandisdraggedbehindtheRangerskomatikswhentrav-elingoutontheland.TheotherisasensordroppedthroughaholeintheicetothebottomoftheoceanoorthatcollectsawiderangeofdataforDFO.Duringthatprocessthesen-sor...doessalinitytemperature-allthosefundamentalbasereadingsthatDFOscientistsre-quire.ThatssomethingtheyvetrainedourpatrolsindoingLaydensaid.DFOthenpicksupthesen-sorswhichcontainthedataandtakesthemtobeanalyzed.ThisisthethirdyeartheRangershaveassistedingath-eringscienticdatafortheDFOwhileonOperationPolarPassagebutthersttimethetraininghasbeenofferedintheNWT.Thisyearsoperationfo-cusedonthewesternentrancetothepassageatAmundsenGulfwhichsawRangersfromTuktoyaktukPaulatukKug-luktukUlukhaktokandSachsHarbourdopatrols.Previousyearshavefocusedonthemoreeasternandcen-tralpartsofthepassage.WemoveyeartoyearjusttospreadtheexperiencethetrainingandallthataroundLaydensaid.Itsbeensuchagoodsuccessthateachyear...wevebeenabletoborrowmoreandmoreequipmentfromDFOandputitinmorecommunities.Soeachyearthesphereofsci-enticdatawereabletogivebacktoDFOisalittlelarger.Hesaidhisgoalasopera-tionsofceristohaveenoughcapacityestablishedthatRangerscouldpatrolthepas-sagefromendtoendthrough-outthemonthofFebruary.Butthatcouldbeadreamonmyparthesaidwithalaugh.TheRangersalsocollectpolarbearfecesforaseparatestudybeingdonebyQueensUniversity.ItdoesntcostusanythingexceptforafewminutesoftimeLaydensaid.Werethereweredoingotherthingsanywayitsnoburden.RangerstakeonscienticmonitoringroleinArcticPhotocourtesyofCapt.RichLaydenOpsOfcer1CRPGSometimesscientistsarentthebestfordoingthatkindoftravelingandworkwhereastheRangersareideallysuitedforittheyjustneedthebaselinetrainingontheequipment.Capt.RichLayden1stCanadianRangerPatrolGroupScientistMikeDempseycentreprovidesconrmationontheuseoficetrainingequip-menttoCanadianRangersSheldonKlergenbergJohnLucasEmmanuelAdamsandJuliaEkpakohakonFeb.12nearInuvik.