solidarity

Ottawa - In a coordinated effort involving staff from the diplomatic Mission in Canada, Cuban residents in Ottawa/Gatineau, and solidarity groups in this capital, the "Hands for Cuba" donation was organized. It will be sent to the country's eastern provinces, which were affected after Hurricane Melissa passed through Cuban territory.

The Consulate General of Cuba in Toronto held a tribute to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, on the ninth anniversary of his physical passing.

Present at the event were members of various solidarity organizations with Cuba: the Canadian Network on Cuba, CCFA-Toronto, Toronto Forum on Cuba, Frente Hugo Chávez, and the Círculo Bolivariano Luis Riel.

Attendees included members of the Communist Party of Canada and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist).

By Ana Martha Panadés

A valuable donation of medical supplies and equipment was received at the Tomás Carrera Galiano Hospital in the municipality of Trinidad, thanks to the noble work of the Juan Gualberto Gómez Association of Cuban Residents in Toronto.

After the arrival of the container, the reception and classification of the 900 packages took place. They contained expendable materials, forceps, syringes, catheters, surgical drapes for the operating room, beds, wheelchairs, as well as an autoclave.

Continuing their working visit to Canada, following meetings with authorities in Quebec, the delegation headed by the First Vice President of Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER), Raúl Fornés Valenciano, arrived in Ottawa.