Letter To Bill O'Reilly

Canada's Air Force is sending two CH-146 Griffon helicopters to assist the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in covering the Boston Search and Rescue (SAR) area of responsibility. Elite rescuers from Vancouver who saved 119 lives in St. Bernard near New Orleans were that community's first real sign of relief, days before U.S. rescuers moved in. More Canadian military aid is on standby, including field hospitals. Air Canada was the first foreign air carrier to land in the city, bringing bottled water and transporting flood victims to safety. Premiers and mayors have offered hydro teams, paramedics, police, firefighters and equipment. Canadian universities are opening their doors to American students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The schools said they will admit undergraduates who were enrolled at Louisiana and Mississippi universities that have been closed indefinitely by flood damage. Canadian government officials also said they would start dispatching 35 divers Sunday to help with the massive rescue effort. One of the divers! tasks would be to inspect levees. Canadian Red Cross. !!In the coming weeks we will send at least 100 volunteers to the region, then more as required. It is the most effective way that we can help our counterparts in the US,!! Shropshire said. The Canadian Red Cross does not recruit new volunteers for this type of mission, but relies on its existing pool of people who have experience responding to disasters in Canada. Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International will bus more than 400 people from the devastated U.S. Gulf Coast to its facilities in Florida, where a spokesman said they can stay until November. Canada is pledging its support through the International Energy Agency (IEA) in response to oil supply shortages in the U.S. Canada will contribute about 91,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the IEA's effort. Public Health Agency of Canada officials have been in contact with their counterparts at Health and Human Services (HHS) in the United States to offer National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS) supplies to assist in the relief efforts. A Canadian Forces aircraft has been made available to transport Canadian Red Cross personnel to Texas. Our Embassy in Washington is organizing a benefit for relief assistance of the hurricane Katrina. http://www.canadawebpages.com/pc-editorial.asp?Key=1737&editorType=news&editorPrimeKeyword=usa&editorLink=

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