The past six months have been a blur for Rev. Francis Galvan.

The pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., has walked the scene of the deadly car ramming on April 26 at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, listening to stories of devastated Filipino community members.

He has sprinkled holy water at the East Vancouver neighbourhood and attended the memorial for victims at Holy Rosary cathedral.

He has hosted gatherings and offered counselling for those reeling from the tragedy that claimed 11 lives and left many others injured.

There has been some healing. But Galvan says there is still anger, confusion and sadness.

He and others in the Filipino community say the case remains a wound, and while police say all but one of the injured are now out of hospital, some will forever li

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