Europe EditionPermanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
- A man drove an SUV into a crowd attending a Vancouver festival honoring Lapu Lapu on April 26, 2025, resulting in the deaths of eleven people.
- The tragedy prompted the festival's organizing group chair, RJ Aquino of Filipino BC, to begin talks with city and school officials about a permanent memorial.
- Thousands of flowers, candles, and notes currently mark a temporary site along a Vancouver high school fence, while trustee Preeti Faridikot plans a motion for a memorial adjacent to but not on school grounds.
- Fundraising led by United Way BC and Filipino BC has raised over $450,000 to support victims' needs and long-term trauma care, as noted by Kristi Rintoul and Archbishop J. Michael Miller.
- Aquino emphasized a respectful approach and ongoing grief, highlighting the memorial's role in healing, while Faridikot stressed collaboration and sensitivity in future plans.
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Permanent Memorial Being Considered After Vancouver Festival Crash, Organizer Says
The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy. RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as friends after bonding over grief at the memorial site along the fence of a Vancouver high school where thousands of flowers, candles and notes of condolence have been placed. He says there’s a need for a permane…
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Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER - The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy.
Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy. RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as friends after bonding over grief at the memorial site along the fence of a Vancouver high school where thousands of flowers, candles and notes of condolence have been placed. He says there’s a need f…
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