The B.C. government has declared Friday, May 2 the provincial day of remembrance and mourning for the victims of the Lapu Lapu Day festival attack.
Eleven people were killed – seven women, two men, one non-binary person and a five-year-old girl – and at least two dozen more were injured, ranging in age from 22 months old to 60 years old, when a person drove an SUV through the crowd at the Vancouver festival on Saturday, April 26.
"As people learn more about the victims, they are also learning that the victims' loss is felt deeply across the province," an information bulletin from the province reads. "This tragedy has had profound impact on the Filipino community in B.C. and many others in Vancouver and throughout the province."
The bulletin adds that the day of remembrance and mourning is an opportunity for people in B.C. to "come together, grieve the loss of innocent lives and recognize the contributions the victims made to their communities and the province."
More to come.
