‘What started off as an incredibly beautiful celebration of Filipino culture and community was turned into an unimaginable tragedy’

City leaders and police are calling for major improvements to public event safety following the fatal vehicle attack at Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival in April, which resulted in 11 deaths and numerous injuries, according to a report.

A final review, presented Thursday by Mayor Ken Sim and Chief Constable Steve Rai, recommends enhanced vehicle barriers, clearer safety protocols, and increased provincial support for event organisers, according to CBC.

The report concludes that the Filipino cultural festival had been properly classified as low risk and that organisers had complied with existing safety procedures, including site inspections and coordinatio

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