A group of Vancouver high school boys and the teachers escorting them are finally home after catching a flight out of Peru, which has been locked down to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The 12 Vancouver College students and three teachers landed at Vancouver International Airport midday Saturday. Wearing medical masks, they were greeted with long hugs from family members thankful to have the boys back on Canadian soil. “This is an answer to our prayers,” Joe Dardano said, his arm wrapped around his son Nathaniel. “It’s over, and now my wife can stop crying.” The group travelled to Peru in early March to help build homes for local villagers.