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Flowers still being added to Lynn Valley memorial as community tries to reclaim site of stabbings

A month after 7 peoplewere stabbed in and around the Lynn Valley public library in North Vancouver, B.C., a memorial site honouring the victims remainsand new flowers continue to be placed.

1 person was killed and 6 others injured in string of attacks at North Vancouver plaza 1 month ago

North Vancouver residents continue to place flowers and cards at the Lynn Valley memorial 1 month after a series of stabbings. (Mike Zimmer/CBC)

A month after seven peoplewere stabbed in and around the Lynn Valleypublic library in North Vancouver, B.C., fresh flowers are still being added to a memorial site honouring the victims.

"I don't think you ever forget," said Paula Webber, a nearby resident and frequent visitor of the plaza.

"Itis at the back of your mind."

Another nearby resident, Arsham Farasat,told CBCNews there hasbeen a communal effort to reclaim the space in recent weeksand bringback some of the positiveatmosphere that made it so loved by the community, while still honouring those affected.

"Instead of submitting to the anger and the aggression of the attackand the really dark side of that, to really bring the love and joy back into this place," he said.

Nearby resident and frequent visitor of Lynn Valley Village, Paula Webber, says that the community has rallied together to continue supporting businesses in the beloved plaza while honouring the victims. (Mike Zimmer/CBC)

Farasatlives one street away and was headed to theplaza that Saturday afternoon when a friend's text message about the attack stopped him in his tracks.

"It does cross my mind every now and again if it was just an hour earlier, then I could have been here."

The District of North Vancouver has set up an online memorialnamed Lynn Valley Remembersso people across the country cancontinue to show their support.

Arsham Farasatenjoys a coffee at Lynn Valley Village where he's a daily visitor. He had plans to visit the plaza on the day of the attack. (Mike Zimmer/CBC)

Yannick Bandaogo, 28, was arrested at the scene and is accused ofkilling a woman in her late 20sin the attack. Hehas been charged with second-degree murder.

Sixother people, ranging in age from 22 to 78, received various injuries.

Investigators have said there is no evidence linking Bandaogo, who is from Quebec, to any of the victims and that he seems to have had little connection to North Vancouver or the Lynn Valley area.

A person in black plants and a blue jacket holds a red umbrella as they place a bouquet of flowers on a pile of tributes on a concrete sidewalk. A yellow sign that says
People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside of the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 28, 2021. The memorial is for stabbing victims that were attacked by a man with a knife on Saturday, sending several to hospital and leaving one dead. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

WATCH | Excerpt from social media video shows what appears to be arrest of suspect:

Police arrest suspect after multiple stabbings in North Vancouver, B.C.

3 years ago
Duration 0:20
Police apprehended a man in his 20s near a library and mall where people were stabbed Saturday afternoon.