1st Canadian Naval Officer arrives in Nanisivik

Sub-Lieutenant Fraser Gransden ('05), of the HMCS Halifax, recently became the first Canadian naval officer to arrive by sea at Nanisivik, Canada's future deepwater Arctic port.

Fraser, who arrived at Nanisivik via the CCGS Terry Fox on August 15, was raised in Maitland and attended Brockville Collegiate Institute before graduating from Mount A under the naval officer training program.

Captain Marc Rothwell welcomed SLt Fraser Gransden to Nanisivik as shown in the photo. Fraser, a bridge watchkeeper onboard HMCS Halifax spent the last week onboard CCGS TERRY FOX for arctic navigation familiarization.

This included icebreaking navigation through the ice and berg infested waters of Hudson Strait, Foxe Basin, Fury & Hecla Strait, Gulf of Boothia, Prince Regent Inlet, Lancaster Sound, Admiralty Inlet and Strathcona Sound.