The focus of this years Treefest is the history. Be there, or be normal!
A few newspaper articles;
Treefest features Riverview's trees and history
Treefest artist shares food and friendship in her home
GREEN SCENE: Celebrate trees and Riverview's amazing history
What’s the hold-up?, Riverview backers ask.
( Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, RHCS; Wondering why the Province has not agreed to a historic designation, for the Riverview site.)
A letter to the Province editor, from a resident of Riverview, nice to hear their thoughts.
And a reply letter, from a member of the public.
The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society,(RHCS) now has a Facebook page. Please Join, pleeeaaassse.
Families say budget cuts are forcing closures of group homes for disabled.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Save the Riverview Hospital lands
The Riverview Hospital lands, are under pressure to be developed into market housing. Help to save the lands as a healing sanctuary for the mentally ill of OUR Province.
Please join the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society,( RHCS ) Facebook page. Twitter too!
Please sign the On-line petition or download a Word document petition ,which is a more official type of petition.
Blogs, about the hospital grounds
Mike Farnworth,MLA; Facebook forum " Protect the Riverview Lands"
And another Facebook group: Riverview Preservation Society
this group also has a petition to sign.
Click-able Map of the Riverview site
BISCO -- Brookside-Leeside-Roadside -- Centre Lawn -- Colony FarmCrease Clinic -- East Lawn -- Essondale Hospital
Finnie's Garden -- Henry Esson Young -- Hillside unit
Home for the Aged-Valleyview -- North Lawn
Nurses homes -- Pennington Hall -- TreeFest -- West Lawn
John Davidson; "Botany John" blog. He was the first Provincial Botanist, who created British Columbia's first Botanical Garden at Riverview.
Other groups involved Riverview Horticultural Centre Society
Who also have a media NEWS Blog
You can also download a 42 page report titled, For the future of Riverview created by the Riverview Task Force.
Or Burke Mountain Naturalists, report: The Riverview Hospital Site, Respecting its Past,Realizing its Future
Coquitlam has designated the buildings and grounds, as a heritage site.
Download the Statement of Significance; SoS report PDF
Tour through the grounds
Treefest 2011 slideshow
A slideshow of images from the Tree festival of 2011. Created in HD. Enjoy.
