Is "DART" still in Sri Lanka?

[HEyHEY]

If not we should send them to Louisianna.

FYI- Dart is Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team.

Basically a mobile hospital with equipment needed to purify water and everything like that.

[Avalux]

1. I heard earlier -

DART is waiting to come - but our asshole fake leader doesn't want them here. I'll try to find a link....

[HEyHEY]

2. Why wouldn't he? This is what they are there for!

[Avalux]

3. OK - so they may come:

"McLellan said U.S. officials are still assessing their needs, but Canada will be prepared to send everything from water purification systems to the Canadian military's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).

Prime Minister Paul Martin was set to speak by phone Thursday with U.S. President George W. Bush about what Canada can do to help the reconstruction effort."

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050831_katrina_template_050831/?hub=Canada

[carpetbagger]

8. Our president is actually a sadistic monster. We weren't kidding.

He's too proud, stupid, and bigoted (although I think he hates all poor people, not just black ones). He was also on vacation until last night. We can purify water by waving the flag. Simple as that.

[Maple]

11. He's turned down all help

Dozens of countries, and the UN.

[tuvor]

12. Wouldn't he have to accept Chavez's offer of help, then?

God forbid!

[CHIMO]

4. Appears To Be Back

DART Prepares to Return to Canada
Josh Pringle
Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:00 AM

The final members of Canada's DART return home from Sri Lanka this week.

The 200 members of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team has been providing clean water and medical care to one of the hardest hit areas of Sri Lanka after the December 26th tsunami.

Over the last month, the DART has attended to 55-hundred patients, purified three million litres of water and ferried more than 50-thousand stranded locals across rivers.

http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=2&nid=25013

Doesn't mention the equipment but one would assume that they loaded up the equipment too.

[applegrove]

5. Does Canada have more than one DART? I still say they should

just drop bottled water by air everywhere. The bottles will float.

[achtung_circus]

6. Here is DART

<http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=301>

It has several, roughly 5, Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units (ROWPU) like this:


There are others within the Canadian Forces, I think about 20.

On Edit: 5,000 litres per hour each. Water is provided in one litre plastic bags. You hand them out 1 per person for the first while and get people rehydrated. As demand slows you hand out multiples. They could be easily helicoptered where needed, along with a security detail.

[justinsb]

7. No, they are apparently talking to the Americans

about sending DART - by the way, the Green Party of all people, suggested in the last election that Canada should have several disaster response units trained in peacekeeping, as well as medicine, basic engineering, construction, water filtration, etc., etc., so they could go into a war or disaster zone and literally put it back together - maintain order, provide medical care, fix bridges, wells, water pumps, rebuild schools and hospitals etc., re-establish water, electricity and phone lines...I think, or I hope, that this is the future of Canada's military.

on edit: It also needs to be changed to DARRT - disaster area RAPID response team, send them in when it happens, not a week, or a month later.

[Maple]

9. I agree.

We should have some for use in Canada...BC quakes, Quebec ice storms etc and appropriate for those areas....and several for overseas.

And, I have this from Wed.

"On tonight's news, CTV (Canadian TV) said that support was offered from Canada. Planes are ready to load with food and medical supplies and a system called "DART" which can provide fresh water and medical supplies is standing by. Department of Homeland Security as well as other U.S. agencies were contacted by the Canadian government requesting permission to provide help. Despite this contact, Canada has not been allowed to fly supplies and personnel to the areas hit by Katrina. So, everything here is grounded. Prime Minister Paul Martin is reportedly trying to speak to President Bush tonight or tomorrow to ask him why the U.S. federal government will not allow aid from Canada into Louisiana and Mississippi. That said, the Canadian Red Cross is reportedly allowed into the area.

Canadian agencies are saying that foreign aid is probably not being permitted into Louisiana and Mississippi because of "mass confusion" at the U.S. federal level in the wake of the storm."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/31/235829/261

[ironflange]

10. Right! DARRT it is!

After all, every Canadian can say "Rrrroll up the rrrrim."

[paineinthearse]

13. See related post from last night

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4571532

It includeds a link to another (which the admins placed on the HOME page) detailing how * has declined assistance from foreign countries.