City officials in a statement on Friday said it would meet with vigil volunteers to hold respectful talks to remove memorial before May 28
Bell’s cousin, Desiree Simeon, a Haida woman who has lived in Vancouver for 50 years and works on the Downtown Eastside, took over the maintenance of the memorial three days later, and she and about 20 others have been sitting vigil since.
Some of the original pairs of shoes have been replaced after they were degraded by the weather and their numbers have grown to about 1,000, according to Simeon, who leads a 24-7 vigil of the site. Added to the memorial over the past two years are stuffed toys, banners saying Every Child Matters and Genocide, a fire pit where the guardians can burn wood, conduct ceremonial smudges and hold vigil.
It said it is supported by the local three nations and has invited the artist and the volunteers to a meeting to discuss next steps. The statement said it would be a private meeting to allow a “culturally sensitive and meaningful conversation” and that the city would provide a public update “in due course.”Article content
The statement acknowledged the memorial was “initially installed in response to the profound need for grieving and healing spaces for residential school survivors and Indigenous Peoples. The city also said it will continue to work with the three local Nations and Urban Indigenous communities to create a permanent memorial and other interim spaces until then.
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