When Elida Peña Pomares got the invitation to fight forest fires in Canada, she joined in a moment. But the first question from the co-ordinator was whether she had a passport. At 35, she didn’t — she’d never been on an airplane. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/19/Costa-Rican-Firefighters/

When Elida Peña Pomares got the invitation to fight forest fires in Canada, she joined in a moment. But the first question from the co-ordinator was whether she had a passport. At 35, she didn’t — she’d never been on an airplane. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/19/Costa-Rican-Firefighters/

The Costa Rican Firefighters Who Helped Us ‘from the Heart’

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