Canada at a Glance: PM.

Resource News International, January, 2005

Winnipeg, MB, Jan 04, 2005 (Resource News International via COMTEX)

WORLD VISION CANADA AND AIR CANADA TEAM UP TO AID TSUNAMI VICTIMS 

Toronto - The first relief agency flights from Canada to tsunami-stricken Indonesia are expected to take off from Toronto this week.

The first of the two Air Canada cargo flights will leave Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Tuesday, ferrying aid workers and more than 40,000 kilograms of desperately needed supplies.

A second plane will carry more than 85,000 kilograms of relief supplies to Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday, said Air Canada spokeswoman Laura Cooke.

The relief material, supplied by the World Vision Canada, is headed for Indonesia's hard-hit Aceh region.

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