A woman who immigrated to Canada from the Czech Republic years ago is grateful for a surprise shipment she received from her homeland this week.
Jarka Webb of Vernon, B.C., says a box of 650 homemade masks was sent to her home for distribution during the coronavirus pandemic.
Webb, a health-care aide in a long-term care facility, said opening the box was an emotional moment. “I would have never imagined that when I opened that parcel that there would be 650 homemade masks sent from the Czech Republic to Canada, from people who don’t live here,” said Webb. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “They have nothing to do with Canada, but that act of kindness just brought me to tears, that somebody across