City review underway into Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy; Mayor asks province for mental health resources [Video]

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced the city has begun a comprehensive internal review after a car ramming at the Lapu-Lapu Day Filipino block party killed 11 people and injured dozens more. 

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday morning, Sim said the city’s review would look at permitting, site safety, planning, and emergency response, and identify further steps for future events.

The preliminary report and updates for future festivals will be announced sometime in the next two weeks, he said. 

“We want to ensure that Vancouverites and especially the Filipino community feel safe attending future events in our city,” Sim said. 

WATCH | Mental health crisis has become ‘public safety crisis,’ Vancouver mayor says: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, speaking Wednesday at a briefing about the deadly Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy, said Vancouver Coastal Health had confirmed the accused in the case was ‘under the care of a mental health care …