Overview

• City council unanimously authorized “Come Together: Vancouver Strong” at Rogers Arena with $50,000 in city funding and waived venue fees.
• Filipino BC and several victims’ families say the June timeline feels too soon and that they were not consulted on the event’s tone and format.
• A late council motion directs the event steering committee to meaningfully include victims’ families and affected community voices in final plans.
• Vancouver’s Filipino community marked the 40th day of mourning on June 5 with memorial Masses, a key tradition in Filipino Catholic practice.
• Suspect Kai-Ji Adam Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder and will return to court on July 23 for a fitness hearing as more charges are expected.