By Andrea Ross, Mack Lamoureux, CBC News, May 29, 2016
281 have arrived after a nearly 16,000-kilometre journey that began in Johannesburg Sunday morning
The first thing the 281 South African firefighters did when they touched down in Edmonton was sing.
They sang soldier songs — songs of South Africa — while the large crowd gathered there to welcome them cheered.
Khomt Alucie, one of the firefighters who made the journey, said the group has only known each other for a day and singing is how they bond.
