HOPEDALE, Labrador -- Todd Russell, Labrador's Member of Parliament, welcomes Lt. Cmdr. Mary Ellen Durley, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Alder, ashore during a tour of the town, August 5, 2010. Alder is underway as part of Operation Nanook, one of three major operations conducted per year in the Canadian Arctic, designed to demonstrate international cooperation and expand the international ability to respond to emergencies in the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener).