VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino street festival in April.

Mayor Ken Sim and Chief Const. Steve Rai are set to present the report stemming from the attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival at a press conference this afternoon.

It follows the release of a preliminary report saying the festival’s planning appeared to have followed prescribed processes for an event that officials considered low risk.

At the time, Rai told media there was nothing to indicate the day would be any different from the 2024 Lapu Lapu Day festival, a celebration of Filipino culture.

The preliminary report, released in May,

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