Haul for Hope in Edmonton [Video]

A fundraising event in Edmonton Monday had participants pulling hard, enough to move a 30,390 kg airplane.

Haul for Hope has teams of 10 to 12 people racing against the clock to pull a WestJet Q400 a distance of 100 meters.

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The teams competing also raise money for Hope Air, a registered charity that helps bring patients across Canada to get medical treatment.

“We help people who live in small, rural or remote parts of this country, or anyone who has to travel for specialized medical care that isn’t available in their home community,” Jon Collins, the chief development officer with Hope Air said.

“There’s so many different types of specialized care that people need that they don’t realize isn’t available in their home community until the need strikes them and then they face the difficult question of how or if they can go.”

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