Saturday, February 27, 2010 SOURCE: GDAC – On 2/27/2010 6:34:17 AM UTC (about 01:43h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred in the moderately populated region of Bio-Bio in Chile. The earthquake happened 116km from Concepcion. It is reported that a life threatening tsunami has been generated. CMAT is monitoring the situation and is preparing to send an assessment team to the region within the next 12-24 hours.
Thursday February 18, 2010 – LÉOGÂNE, HAÏTI – CMAT Team 3 arrived early on Tuesday, February 16, to relieve the outgoing Team 2, who are returning to Canada this week. CMAT volunteers are seeing more than one thousand patients per week in our Field Hospital and are continuing the treatment of remaining Trauma patients and an increasing number of Primary Care needs.
Saturday February 13, 2010 – Toronto ― The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Federal Minister of International Cooperation, announced that nationwide, over $113 million in eligible donations have been raised to be matched through the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. The Minister also reminded Canadians that there were only a few days left to see their donation to eligible organizations matched by the Government.
Friday, February 12, 2010 – Léogâne, Haiti – CMAT Team 2 has submitted photos from the field.
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Today, we wear orange to honour the Indigenous children and families affected by residential schools in Canada - a colonial system that left generational scars on the Indigenous communities
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