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. All three levels of government were represented and showed their support: Bonita Zarillo, NDP MP Port Moody-Coquitlam, Fin Donnelly, NDP MLA Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart.