Photo: Breaking a path to Kugaaruk

Through thick and thin: the CCGS Des Groseilliers, right, prepares to leave Kugaaruk Sept. 1, in close escort to Nunavut Sealink and Supply Inc. vessel M/V Camilla Desgagnés. While the Coast Guard usually makes cargo deliveries to the Kitikmeot community, due to the thick ice in the region, this is one of the first times a commercial vessel delivered the cargo directly to Kugaaruk. Read more on Nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COAST GUARD/DFO)