Or, on a more mundane level, brings a new fire truck and snowblower to the northernmost settlement on the planet? Situated 1,200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, it provides an ideal refuelling stop for the Globemasters en route to Alert. The task of loading the Globemaster with the fire truck, the snowblower and all the other food and goods is the responsibility of the loadmaster. The real challenge came with the nearly five-tonne snowblower, which was on its own pallet. And they drew the ire of the Thule base team, complaining overtime would have to be paid because of the Challenger’s 4:10 p.m. departure back to Ottawa!

Source: thestar November 18, 2017 11:15 UTC