CALL FOR FURTHER ACTION ON THE HISTORIC SITE APPLICATION
Thank you to all our members who responded to our appeal last Fall by sending a personal letter to Premier Campbell. Although we have not yet succeeded in our ultimate goal of gaining support for the Historic Site application, our campaign definitely got the attention of some decision makers. Christy Clark, BC’s new premier, formerly represented the riding of Port Moody. Ms. Clark is familiar with the Riverview Lands and is currently setting directions for her government. Please urge her to support the application at this critical time.
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You may be aware that the City of Coquitlam has applied to the Federal Government to have the Riverview Lands recognized as a National Historic Site. Naturally, we were very encouraged by this initiative and prepared a paper expressing our strong support. The decision makers in Ottawa were impressed with the application and a team of experts was preparing to visit Riverview to assess the site. A preliminary decision was to be made in December.

However, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC) recently informed the City that the application could not be advanced because they were not able to obtain the approval of the landowners - namely the BC Provincial Government. The city of Coquitlam requested the Province’s support over a year ago and has continued its efforts to secure the necessary letter of endorsement, unsuccessfully to date. The current Provincial Government will not respond. The HSMBC noted that the application was on hold but could be re-activated once the Province’s support is obtained.

We are appealing to you to help us tell the Provincial Government what a wonderful opportunity this is for BC and how strongly the citizens of BC support the initiative. We want to encourage them to fully co-operate with the Federal board and to give their support for the application immediately. Please send your opinion to the key decision makers listed at the end of this letter. more

SUPPORT FOR RIVERVIEW AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE