A message from the SCRD Board Chair Following Yesterday’s Tragic Incident in Vancouver

On behalf of the Sunshine Coast Regional District Board, I want to express our profound sorrow and deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of those lost at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver. Our hearts also go out to the broader Filipino community and to everyone shaken by this terrible tragedy.

Community festivals should always be places of joy, safety, and connection. These are moments where we gather to lift each other up and share in what unites us, and to have such a day end in heartbreak is deeply painful for all of us.

As a community, we mourn alongside you. We send our thoughts, our sympathy, and our support to all those grieving this unimaginable loss.

Alton Toth,
SCRD Board Chair