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Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery. This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20. I’ll quote the statement from nightforallsouls.com In a thread:

“From 2005 – 2024, Mountain View Cemetery invited the public to come and remember their dead, in an atmosphere of contemplative beauty, whether buried at Cemetery or not. “

“After 20 years, Mountain View Cemetery – under the direction of the City of Vancouver – has decided to end its relationship with All Souls and the founding artists. In a statement they pledged to “ take time to review our protocols for supporting artist-led sacred events.”

“This ending has not been our decision. We are sad and disappointed, specifically on behalf of the many people for whom All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery has been a cornerstone in their personal grief journey.”

“All Souls has become an important tradition for so many of us in the honouring of family and friends and feeling connected to community. Together we reclaimed and reimagined a part of our human culture, creating a container that held us all in community and common purpose. A temporary village.”