Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Third open house

Well the dates have been confirmed: The Renewingriverview folks are hosting another information gathering exercise for Riverview.

     Apparently Stanley King is also facilitating these meetings and  their expertise is primarily focused on building and site planning.  [ Never knew that we were at that stage in the process; I want the satin silk pleated curtains in a burgundy-peach please; and the platinum- plated outdoor taps would be a nice touch ]

The third round of Riverview Open Houses will be interactive. Join us and brainstorm ideas in a collaborative  session and see your ideas come to life with the help of an artist.


Session 1

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014      Time:  4:30pm ­ - 8pm
      4:30pm - Sign Up and Open House
          4:45pm - “A Day in the Life” Brainstorming
              5:30pm - 7:30pm - Artist Sessions – (small group sessions run approximately 20 minutes)
                     7:30pm - 8:00pm - Viewing & Rating

Place: Douglas College, Coquitlam ( Atrium )
Address: 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam


Session 2

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2014      Time: 10am – 1:30pm
     10:00am - Sign Up and Open House
           10:15am - “A Day in the Life” Brainstorming
                   11:00am - 1:00pm - Artist Sessions – (small group sessions run approximately 20 minutes)
                            1:00pm - 1:30pm - Viewing & Rating

Place: Centennial Activity Centre
Address: 570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam ( Entrance off Winslow Avenue )



If you cannot attend the Open House in person, we invite you to participate online at Renewingriverview

 Illustrated ideas from the sessions will be available to be viewed and voted on between October 1 and October 10.

Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.

Chi Chi Cai (B.A., M.Pl.)    ccai@brookpooni.com

Planning Analyst| Brook Pooni Associates Inc.

Suite 410 - 535 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, BC  V6E 3L2

604 731-9053 ext. 122       Fax:   604 731-9075



To  register, contact:     604.216.7057
   e-mail:     questions@renewingriverview.com


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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 Farm
Crease 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


Paul Buikema, of Progress Landscaping, created this video.

Treefest 2011 slideshow


A slideshow of images from the Tree festival of 2011. Created in HD. Enjoy.

Riverview trees

Finnie's Garden -- slideshow

Finnie's Garden -- Pond restoration slideshow

TreeFest -- slideshow