South African firefighters deployed to help battle the Fort McMurray wildfire last month have been paid according to Alberta labour laws, the provincial government says. We are pleased to get confirmation that they have been paid in accordance with our province’s labour laws,” Carlier said. The South African organization, Working on Fire, said no one ever agreed to pay $21 an hour. He said saw a news story that he and his co-workers were paid $21 an hour. At the time, Premier Rachel Notley weighed in and said the province had contracted with the agency to pay the firefighters roughly $170 a day.

Source: National Post June 30, 2016 15:11 UTC