Local organizers say they’re pleased with the City of Vancouver’s final report on event planning safety after the April attack on a Filipino street festival, but say the province has failed to respond to the tragedy appropriately.

On Thursday, Vancouver officials published a review of public safety at outdoor events, finding the Lapu-Lapu Day festival was assessed as low risk, with no indication to suggest it was to be the target of a vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens more.

In a statement Friday, Filipino BC, a non-profit community group, says it’s grateful to the city for carrying out the review, and it looks forward to seeing its recommendations “swiftly implemented.”

The group says the review highlighted the urgent need for a provincial-level incident ma

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