Permanent Memorial Being Considered After Vancouver Festival Crash, Organizer Says

Members of the Filipino community gather at a memorial site for the victims of an incident where a car drove through a crowd, killing multiple people in Vancouver, on April 28, 2025. The Canadian Press/Rich Lam

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.