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B.C. MLA Says Lapu Lapu Survivors Don't Want Festival as Anniversary Looms

B.C. MLA Mable Elmore says that postponing this year's Lapu Lapu Day festival would be a sign of respect for survivors, citing ongoing trauma from last year's attack.
Last year's tragedy left many traumatized after an SUV plowed through crowds; Elmore says, 'People are traumatized,' emphasizing the need for sensitivity.
Organizers, Filipino BC, moved the April 19 event indoors to the Italian Cultural Centre, while Elmore encourages attendance at a separate community gathering and dinner on April 12.
A petition urges Filipino BC to postpone festivities, but organizer Celine Loriot states the event aims to be about 'moving forward together, with survivors, families, and the broader community.'
Organizers acknowledge that the impact of the attack continues to be deeply felt, and that healing looks different for everyone, respecting those who choose not to engage with this year's programming.

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B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms

Mable Elmore was there when 11 people died at the Lapu Lapu Day festival last year. She worries this year's festival will trigger some in the still-traumatized community.

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B.C. legislator says Lapu Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms

VICTORIA - A member of British Columbia's legislature who was at the scene of last year's deadly ramming attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival is calling for this year's event to be cancelled, saying the community is still traumatized.

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