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Carved by: Martin Sparrow (Musqeaum First Nation) , Joe Bolton (Tsimshian) and students from the Tupper Secondary School community.

Located at: 49°14'58.65"N 123° 5'45.01"W

This pole was raised on June 13th, 2007 in memory of Jomar Lanot, a teen-ager beaten to death after fleeing a group of youths who challenged one of his friends to a fight, then racially taunted them. The Filipino teen was walking home on Nov. 28, 2003, with three friends after playing basketball when they were confronted by 11 to 15 youths outside Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School in Vancouver.

You can read more about Jomar at http://www.familiesagainstcrime.org/memorial/jomarl.html