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Vigils have been held across British Columbia, with candles flickering in the cold mountain air of Tumbler Ridge and along the rainy streets of Vancouver. The tragedy has left the community of less than 3,000 people reeling, as nearly everyone in the town is connected in some way to the students or staff at the school. In the face of such darkness, the strength shown by Maya’s mother and the resilience of the young girl herself have become a beacon for others.
As the investigation continues to unfold, more details will inevitably emerge about the failures that allowed Jesse van Rootselaar to carry out his plan. But for now, the Edmonds family asks for only one thing: continued prayers and thoughts for a little girl who refused to give up in the dark. The story of Maya is not yet finished, and as she continues to defy the odds in the ICU, she represents the fragile, stubborn persistence of life in the aftermath of the unthinkable.
