Relief Efforts: Military Helicopters

military helicopters: Two of the three CH-146 Griffon choppers were set to leave Canada on Sunday from Ontario's CFB Trenton aboard a military transport plane, according to Huffington Post. Meanwhile, Canadian soldiers on the ground in the Philippines were making clean drinking water a priority in their relief efforts and A new addition was made to Canada's relief efforts in the Philippines Saturday, with three military helicopters and their crew designated to help with aid operations in the typhoon-ravaged country. Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said the helicopters will give Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team which is already in the Philippines additional means to reach and help those in need of assistance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.