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Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Hamilton Spectator
Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival is underway, drawing hundreds of people to enjoy the musical performances, marching band and children's theatre. She says festival goers can expect to see heavy police presence throughout Vancouver's Chinatown and officers will station six security checkpoints. Blue fences have also been set up at the scene to block vehicles from entering. Kwan says something unexpected may always arise, but event organizers and volunteers are ready to 'deal with the unexpected.' The tragedies of the Lapu Lapu festival are still haunting people, and Vancouver resident Darcy Shoults says seeing tons of police presence at the event scene makes him feel 'quite safe.' Shoults says two years ago he attended the Light Up Chinatown Festival, where a triple stabbing look place and left him devastated. Blair Donnelly was on a day pass from a psychiatric hospital when he stabbed three people in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023. Shoults says these attacks do happen, but we can't let them keep getting in the way of stopping us from coming together to show support and celebrate. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER – Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival is underway, drawing hundreds of people to enjoy the musical performances, marching band and children's theatre. She says festival goers can expect to see heavy police presence throughout Vancouver's Chinatown and officers will station six security checkpoints. Blue fences have also been set up at the scene to block vehicles from entering. Kwan says something unexpected may always arise, but event organizers and volunteers are ready to 'deal with the unexpected.' The tragedies of the Lapu Lapu festival are still haunting people, and Vancouver resident Darcy Shoults says seeing tons of police presence at the event scene makes him feel 'quite safe.' Shoults says two years ago he attended the Light Up Chinatown Festival, where a triple stabbing look place and left him devastated. Blair Donnelly was on a day pass from a psychiatric hospital when he stabbed three people in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Shoults says these attacks do happen, but we can't let them keep getting in the way of stopping us from coming together to show support and celebrate. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2025.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ArtWalk returns to Marshall at Bear Creek Smokehouse event
MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — Bear Creek Smokehouse will host an exclusive Art League of Marshall ArtWalk. The Art League of Marshall hosted its inaugural downtown ArtWalk earlier this year, an event from which the group is still receiving positive feedback. With the goal to 'provide artists and emerging artists support and education and the promotion of the arts,' it makes sense to follow up on that success with more events. Inaugural Marshall Artwalk In 1943, Bear Creek founders Hick and Nellie Shoults began smoking turkeys on the family farm. More than 80 years later, the Shoults family still operates the business. The ArtWalk is on May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Art displays will be stationed on the front porch, with some artists painting live for patrons and a painting being raffled. Bear Creek food will be available for purchase. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
