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The City of Vancouver said a temporary memorial for victims of the Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy will be relocated to Mountain View cemetery.
Temporary memorials with candles, flowers, signs and other items have sprouted in the aftermath of the April 26 tragedy when a suspect rammed a vehicle through a crowd of people attending the festival, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
On Thursday, the city said a temporary memorial at 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street will be consolidated with another temporary memorial at Mountain View cemetery, a few blocks north.
Items at the roadside memorial will be moved on Wednesday by city staff to the new location. Items that cannot be transported, such as dead flowers or candles and glass, which are not permitted at the cemetery for safety reasons, will be composted or recycled.
The city said anyone who wishes to retrieve items from the memorial can do so before Aug. 20.
Plans for a permanent memorial are ongoing, and the city said it will provide updates in the future.
Kai-Ji Adam Lo has been charged with 11 counts of murder in the mass attack.