Overview

• Investigators say the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day festival was appropriately assessed as low risk and its planning followed established protocols.
• The report issues eight actions, including formal hostile‑vehicle mitigation guidelines, a Vancouver‑specific infrastructure framework, standardized safety planning, expanded training, and capital funding backed by senior‑government support.
• Officials report increased use of temporary barriers at recurring events, and staff expect some hostile‑vehicle upgrades to be in place before the next festival season.
• Mayor Ken Sim is pressing the province to expand mental‑health supports, framing this as essential to long‑term public safety.
• Adam Kai‑Ji Lo remains charged with 11 counts of second‑degree murder, with rulings on his fitness to stand trial and a media challenge to a publication ban scheduled for Sept. 10, as festival organizer Filipino BC urges stronger recovery assistance.