News & Updates
The Riverview Lands are a living landscape, always full of new stories. Explore the latest updates on our work to preserve these historic grounds and stay connected with the life of the Riverview Lands.
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February 28, 2023
Laburnum Tree fell near Crease Building
One of the Laburnum trees succumbed and fell in front of the Crease Building at Riverview recently. It wasn’t a giant, or even that old in comparison, but its spring beauty graced the building with its presence and also having being strategically planted in between two flowering cherry trees. Native to Central and South Eastern Europe, it is otherwise known as the Golden Chain tree in reference to its profuse showy bloom of yellow flowers in dense, pendulous, wisteria like clusters. An additional name of Golden Rain is popular in Europe but not so much in North America....
December 1, 2022
Celebrating 30 Years of Advocacy 1992 - 2022
**In December 1992** the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society was founded as a non-profit group with a vision to save the trees and prevent further development on the 244 acres left of the original 1000 acres which was set aside in 1904 as a sanctuary and residential treatment facility for the mentally ill and for a BC Provincial Botanical Garden. **In December 2022** supporters gathered to celebrate 30 years of advocacy for the trees and for a centre for mental health excellence. The highlight was the presentation by Douglas Justice, associate director of UBC’s botanical garden and a long-time supporter of the RHCS....
November 8, 2022
Cemetery Landscaping
A large mound of soil in the northwest corner of the cemetery was formed from soil excavated while building the Healing Centre. The mound was shaped to reflect the centre of the 'Coast Salish Eye' and is now being covered with native plants....
October 26, 2022
Meeting with BC Housing and Kwikwetlem First Nation
**The main topics of the meeting were as follows:** **Cost Concerns Regarding Tree Walks** RHCS offered suggestions such as an audit-based design for tree walks as a compromise, but BCH and KFN were firm in their decision to charge RHCS an $824.50 fee for every tree walk after the fifth one per year....
August 1, 2022
Information Kiosks Removed
BC Housing (BCH) and Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) jointly moved forward and removed the RHCS information KIOSKS. We were disappointed by this decision....
May 24, 2022
Premier David Eby Tours Riverview
Premier David Eby, while he was the Minister Responsible for Housing, toured sumiqwuelu/Riverview on a tree walk with RHCS....