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CMAT Teams 4 and 5 transitioning from Léogâne to Petionville, CMAT Team 6 to arrive in Haiti on Tuesday

2010 - Haïti Earthquake, Deployments

CMAT Teams 4 and 5 at the J/P HRO Medical Centre in March 2010. L-R (Bottom Row) Sandy Scott, PCP Paramedic from Kalso, BC; Catriona Convey, PCP Paramedic from Sidney, BC; Jean-Evens Cheridor, Nursing Student and CMAT Translator from Leogane, Haiti; Janice Stirling, RN from London, ON; Shandra Doran, Physician from Edmonton, AB; Dawn Anderson, RN from Saskatoon, SK; Guinevere Rolls Dorward, RN from Vancouver, BC; Huguette Ray, RPN from Gore Bay, ON. L-R (Top Row) J. Rashad Chin, Physician from Edmonton, AB; John Rich, ACP Paramedic from High River, AB; Mark Hyslop, Physician from Merritt, BC; Sharon Morgan, CMAT Administrator from Comox, BC; Nathan Blackstock, PCP Paramedic and Team 5 Team Leader from Vancouver, BC; Skye Nicolson, RN from Toronto, ON; Bill Coltart, PCP Paramedic and CMAT Regional Chair for Western Canada, from Comox, BC; Justin Law, PCP Paramedic from Langley, BC.

CMAT Teams 4 and 5 at the J/P HRO Medical Centre in March 2010. L-R (Bottom Row) Sandy Scott, Catriona Convey, Jean-Evens Cheridor, Janice Stirling, Shandra Doran, Dawn Anderson, Guinevere Rolls Dorward, Huguette Ray. L-R (Top Row) Rashad Chin, John Rich, Mark Hyslop, Sharon Morgan, Nathan Blackstock, Skye Nicolson, Bill Coltart, Justin Law.

TORONTO, April 6, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) successfully handed over responsibility for the delivery of health care back to authorities in Léogâne, and have transitioned CMAT services to the town of Pétionville, outside Port au Prince. Teams 4 and 5 completed this transition, and CMAT operations have now concluded in Léogâne.

York Region District School Board collects $59,000 for CMAT through their “Helping Hands” campaign.

2010 - Haïti Earthquake, Deployments

Mr. Jeewan Chanicka, teacher at Donald Cousens Primary School, and Director of the Helping Hands program from York Region District School board presents CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka with a cheque for $55,000 on March 10, 2010.

Friday, March 12, 2010 – Markham, Ontario – The Helping Hands Haiti Relief project ran from January 13th – Feb 12th 2010. What initially began as a school project at Donald Cousens Public School in Markham, Ontario was expanded to include other schools in the York Region district school board after Jeewan Chanicka, Director of CMAT’s Helping Hands campaign sent a message out to the system encouraging schools to do what they could. It eventually grew to include 31 schools.

Assessment team in Chile experiences 7.2 magnitude earthquake: all team members reported safe.

2010 - Chile Earthquake, Deployments

Strong aftershocks continue to rattle central Chile.

Thursday, March 11, 2010 – Chile was hit by another strong earthquake this morning, just 12 days after the previous one near Concepción, which left over 700 people dead. The quake was registered by the US Geological Survey at a magnitude 7.2 Mw – near the city of Libertador O’Higgins, Chile at 11:39 local time.

CMAT officials in Canada have been in contact with teams on the ground and all members of the assessment team are reported safe. Assessment team leader David Johnson reports, “We experienced two large quakes, and the ground is still doing some light shaking for over 30 mins now. We are all outside and safe.”

CMAT to stand down deployment to Chile, medical team headed to Haiti

2010 - Chile Earthquake, Deployments

CMAT/IMAT Assessment team in Concepción, Chile. L-R, Paramedic Michael Lowey, Team Leader David Johnson, IMAT Paramedic Jennifer Dearman, and Paramedic Chris Kaley.

Tuesday March 9, 2010 – Concepción, Chile – After meeting with Chilean officials, in Concepción, the decision was made to re-direct CMAT volunteers to Haiti, where there continues to be a great need for medical assistance. This decision was made as a direct result of the Chilean Government and Military’s exceptional response to the February 27th earthquake.

CMAT deploys initial assessment team to earthquake affected Concepción, Chile

2010 - Chile Earthquake, Deployments

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the Concepcion region of Chile.

Wednesday March 3, 2010 – TORONTO and VANCOUVER – In response to the Chilean government’s international appeal for aid, Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) will deploy its initial disaster assessment team to Concepción, Chile to conduct a needs assessment and ascertain the level of devastation, destroyed infrastructure and health needs of the quake affected people in preparation for the deployment of CMAT’s inflatable field hospital. A powerful 8.8 magnitude quake and ensuing tsunamis struck the area on February 27th, 2010. Over 700 people are confirmed dead, and countless others are injured.