Medical supplies being unloaded from the cargo jet (photo courtesy of the Edmonton International Airport)

By Liam Verster with files from The Canadian Press

36,000 kg of medical supplies arrive in Edmonton from China

Apr 13, 2020 | 12:53 PM

EDMONTON, AB. — A cargo jet, carrying 36,000 kilograms of medical supplies, landed at the Edmonton International Airport this morning.

In a statement, Kaycee Madu, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, says this flight, which came from Shanghai, China, is the first in a series intended to provide supplies and equipment to medical workers and first responders.

“Our government is working very hard on an ongoing basis to secure the personal protective equipment required to keep our health care, continuing care and seniors care workers safe. The arrival of these supplies is a testament to that work, and I want to thank all our partners involved in the process including Edmonton International Airport.”

The delivery of the supplies was the result of a joint effort between the Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Alberta Health Services, the provincial and federal governments, and the Canadian company Cargojet.

EIA and its cargo partners has been recently certified as the only airport in Canada to receive the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification. This certification allows for the transportation and handling of sensitive medical cargo, including shipments that require strict temperature controls.

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On Saturday, Alberta announced it will share some of its supplies and equipment with B.C., Ontario and Quebec.