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Supports for people following the tragic event at the Lapu Lapu Festival

April 29, 2025 at 5:32 pm  Politics, Provincial

Resources for all those affected by the tragic event at the Lapu Lapu Festival.

Crisis Response Centre:

The assistance centre at the Douglas Park Community Centre is for those affected by the Lapu Lapu Day Festival mass casualty incident.

Vancouver Police officers and Victim Services professionals have been deployed to help anyone who has not been able to contact a loved who was at the Lapu Lapu Day event. If you are not able to attend in person, phone 604-717-3321.

  • Address: 801 West 22nd Avenue
  • Hours: 8am to 8pm
  • Days open: Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29

VictimLinkBC:

VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across BC and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be accessed by:

It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.

Online chat services:

Donate blood:

Canadian Blood Services
Phone:  1-888-236-6283

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