Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER — The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy.RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as friends after bonding over grief at the memorial site along the fence of a Vancouver high school where thousands of flowers, candles and notes of condolence have been placed.
He says there’s a need for a permanent memorial and preliminary