South African firefighters deployed in Canada finally paid

Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Oneil Carlier said this week that the government had received confirmation from South Africa that the firefighters had been paid in accordance to Canadian labour laws.

They were paid "in the same salary range as Alberta wildland firefighters‚" Carlier said in a statement.

"We are grateful that these women and men came to help us in our time of need. We are pleased to get confirmation that they have been paid in accordance with our province's labour laws‚" Carlier added.