ReadyAyeReady – The Department of National Defence (DND) today announced it is shuttering the Nanisivik Naval Facility on northern Baffin Island, Nunavut, placing the troubled Harper-era project into non-operational “caretaker status” and initiating a review for potential divestment. The decision marks the effective end of a nearly two-decade effort to establish a permanent refuelling and berthing station in the High Arctic.