A small, four-seat Cessna 172 is not the most typical cargo plane. But Jack Liang and Amer Ja have already used the plane to make two deliveries of COVID-19 supplies to Alberta communities hit hard by recent outbreaks.
Liang said he saw other pilots doing similar missions and started asking if Alberta could use the service. “I contacted Brooks’ mayor and first asked if they needed any essential medical supplies like masks and hand sanitizer,” said Liang. “He said that would be very helpful.” Liang started reaching out to organizations to donate both supplies and money to rent the plane.
He says both the Calgary COVID-19 Chinese Help and Relief Group and the Calgary Dongbei Chinese Association have donated over 10,000 masks, along with