POPKUM, B.C. — When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he would become a Canadian citizen, he expected to attend in business attire while at home in Popkum, B.C., east of Chilliwack.
Instead, after coming to Canada from the Netherlands 18 years ago, Roos was made a Canadian in the back of a firefighting vehicle Monday, dressed in the red uniform of firefighters doing battle with the province's devastating wildfires.
He said when his task force leader found out that he was supposed to attend the ceremony over Zoom, he made sure to plan around it. "The older you get, the more you feel that you're tied to your community, your system, and you feel the importance of being part of it," he said.
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