Memorials and gatherings were held across Vancouver on Sunday to mark one year since a car ramming at the city’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival killed 11 people and injured many others.
At Mountain View Cemetery, near the scene of the incident at Fraser and East 41st Ave, an open-air memorial organized by the Philippine Nurses Association of B.C. drew community members throughout the day.
Rows of placards bearing the names of those killed were placed in the temporary memorial site as many laid flowers while others paused to pray — each marking the day in their own way.
A formal wreath-laying was held at the site around 8 p.m., when local officials and community organizers laid wreaths, marking the time the tragedy unfolded on April 26, 2025.
For some, returning to the site has been deeply emotional.
“It comes back how it happened,” said Rose Mary Ranes-Villamayor.
Ranes-Villamayor, a member of the non-profit True North Hinirang Eagles Club, said she and others from her group were among the first to help victims on the scene.
She said they called 911 and helped people who were injured on the ground until paramedics arrived.