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On the evening of June 30<sup>th</sup>, 2002,{{NDN20020710}} Lisa Marie Young was visiting with her parents{{NDN20020709}} at their apartment on Barons Road{{NDN20020704}} in Nanaimo. Lisa had always been very close with her parents,{{NDN20020706}} and she in fact lived with a roommate{{NDN20020918}} in the apartment right next door to theirs.{{NDN20020704}}

Lisa chatted with her parents while watching TV{{IC20230205-113}} and sharing a beer with her dad.{{P20020902}}{{IC20200518-101}} They discussed plans they'd made for the following morning.{{NDN20020704}} Lisa had rented a new apartment,{{NDN20020704}} and July 1<sup>st</sup> was moving day,{{NDN20020706}} so her dad was going to use his [[Purolator]] Courier delivery van{{NDN20030529}} to help her move.{{IC20200522-103}}

Lisa mentioned that it was the birthday of her friend Dallas,{{POD20160726}} and she had plans to meet up with Dallas{{CN20180326}} and several other friends downtown.{{TC20040404}}{{Hand1}}

Lisa's father protested, ''"Isn't it a little late?"''{{TC20040404}}{{CH20040418}}

Canada Day long weekend is always busy in downtown Nanaimo.<ref name="nnn20220628"> <span class="nnn logo"></span>NanaimoNewsNow (June 28, 2022), ''[https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2022/06/28/dual-holidays-kicking-off-busy-summer-season-for-bc-ferries "Dual holidays kicking off busy summer season for BC Ferries"]'' <span style='font-size:66%;'>nnn20220628</span></ref> Canada Day festivities align with a parade, a marine festival, dragon boat races, and the Bathtub Race, and in the evening there's a large fireworks display over the Nanaimo Harbour, drawing large crowds eager to celebrate.<ref name="n20040701"> <span class="n logo"></span>City of Nanaimo (July 1, 2004), ''[http://www.cityofnanaimo.com/events/canada-day/index.html "Nanaimo celebrates Canada Day"]'' <span style='font-size:66%;'>n20040701</span></ref>

Earlier in the day skies were cloudy with drizzle leading up to the 9:30pm sunset, when wind picked up, clearing the sky in time for the fireworks.<ref name="gc20020630"><span class="gc logo"></span>Government of Canada (June 30, 2002), ''[https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?StationID=192&Month=6&Day=30&Year=2002 "Hourly Data Report for June 30, 2002"]'' <span style='font-size:66%;'>gc20020630</span></ref>{{Hand1}}

Lisa left her parents' apartment around 11:00pm.{{TC20040404}} Her mother would later recall a strange silence that fell between husband and wife as Lisa left that night.  ''"We were just quiet at that time. We looked at each other for a second and watched our daughter walk down the hall."''{{P20020902}}

Lisa went home to have a quick bath{{TC20040404}} before getting dressed to go out.  She wore all black including a miniskirt, cropped leather jacket and zippered thigh-high leather boots,{{HSS20031120}} along with a small black purse and a chain made up of steel hoops,{{HSS20120515}} which she wore first as a necklace, later changing it to wear as a belt.{{Hand1}}

Lisa met up with Dallas and they headed downtown,{{NDN20090626}} arriving together at ''[[The Jungle Cabaret|The&nbsp;Jungle]]'' around 11:45pm.{{YT20090515}}

== See also ==
* [[The Jungle Cabaret]]
* [[Departure Bay]]
* [[RMH|RMH call centre]]
* [[Timeline: July 1, 2002]]
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