Firefighters back from Canada

Five firefighters from different districts of Limpopo are among those who returned from back-up duty in Canada.

The firefighters were dispatched to assist in combating the huge Chuckegg Creek fire which has destroyed over 340,000 hectares of land.

The team returned on Tuesday 30 July, among them Rooiberg-based Tonic Matlhare, Maria Voo of Vaalwater, and Daphney Laka of Lephalale.

The other two are namely Bruce Masemeng and Kgolofelo Mokgotho from Capricorn District.

The 45-member team, with five firefighters from each of South Africa’s provinces, spent 30 days at the province of Alberta in Western Canada.

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Department spokesperson, Albi Modise, said the deployment of the fire-fighters in Canada further deepens relations between the latter country and South
Africa.

He said the fire-fighters were awarded deployment commemorative badges.

— The BEAT