Colonel Pierre Leblanc (retired) is a former commander of Joint Task Force North (Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories). He was involved in several search and rescue operations in the Arctic. He has spent in excess of nine years in the Arctic, where he has travelled extensively including Alaska and Greenland. From April 2014 to March 2016 he managed the North Warning System, the line of 47 air defence radar stations that runs from Alaska to Newfoundland. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/colonel-pierre-leblanc-retired/rss en Shipping Fri, 17 Feb 2017 05:00:55 +0000 Colonel Pierre Leblanc (retired) https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/17/canada-needs-more-coast-guard-icebreakers https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/17/canada-needs-more-coast-guard-icebreakers As the ice is receding in the Arctic, human activity has been on the rise. Pierre Leblanc, a retired colonel and a former commander of the Canadian Forces in the Arctic, says growing demand for rescue and research means building more icebreakers. Geopolitics & Security Infrastructure Wed, 25 May 2016 03:00:49 +0000 Colonel Pierre Leblanc (retired) https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/05/25/make-resolute-bay-a-canadian-arctic-security-hub https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/05/25/make-resolute-bay-a-canadian-arctic-security-hub THE HILL TIMES: Resolute Bay is ideally positioned as a base for Canadian security operations in the Arctic, writes Pierre LeBlanc, former commander of Canadian Forces Northern Area. Environment Geopolitics & Security Infrastructure Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Colonel Pierre Leblanc (retired) https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/04/20/canadian-arctic-is-no-place-for-large-cruise-ships https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/04/20/canadian-arctic-is-no-place-for-large-cruise-ships Despite the many precautions Crystal Cruises has taken to reduce the risks of operating in an area that is inadequately mapped, has limited telecommunications, poor weather predictions and a paucity of infrastructure, the risks remain too high, according to a veteran of several Arctic search-and-rescue missions.