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A Unique Collection of Heritage Trees - Arboretum in COQUITLAM, BC - |
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Site maintained by 'The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society'
Copyright 2007. All rights reserved |
TREEFEST - September, 21st 2008 SUNDAY 11 to 4
at the Riverview Hospital Grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway.
Annual celebration of Trees
RAIN or SHINE A funfilled day for the whole Family FREE EVENT
At Henry Esson Young (HEY) Building, off Holly drive at Oak to Kalmia.
Click for site Map!
Treefest Poster 
Bring the entire family to this free annual celebration of trees on the Riverview Hospital Lands.
The festival site is located at the Henry Esson Young Building, accessible from Lougheed Highway, and has free on-site parking.
Activities include:
* Guided tree tours
* Presentation on the healing power of a beautiful natural environment – then & now (see below)
* Bonsai, tree pruning demonstrations
* Tree Sale (donations welcome)
* Community displays
* Live entertainment
* Art exhibition and sale
* Heritage Building Walk
* Children’s crafts & activities
* Community Beautification reception
* SPARC Radio Museum & Riverview Hospital Historical Museum open for tours
* Food concession
Treefest Activity Schedule- schedule here
TREE TOURS: The Popular Tree Tours which highlight some of the more than 1,900 trees on the site
11am, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm - leaving from near the HEY building.
SPEAKERS:
11:30 am & 1:30 pm - "Bonsai" by Ken Baker
Bonsai Art Exhibit and Demonstration by Ken Baker. 11:30 & 1:30
Demonstration will include the basics of bonsai art, such as how to effectively work and trim roots, best soil choices, best pruning techniques for bonsai, wiring/training basics, best stock choices for bonsai, necessary tools, etc. etc. Look for exhibit near to the RHCS tent.
1 pm - "The Goldminer, the Scotsman and the Promise of Riverview" by Val Adolph
Val Adolph will tell the story of how Henry Esson Young & John Davidson united to create the Provincial Mental Hospital and its Lands at the site now known as Riverview. She will cover the concepts of dealing with mentally ill people at that time, how these concepts have changed, contrasting this with the constancy of the healing power of a beautiful natural environment – for everyone, not just the mentally ill. Val Adolph is a retired Riverview employee, a founding member of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society and an award-winning speaker, historian & author.
HERITAGE TOUR: 12 pm
There will be a Heritage walk with Don Luxton, architect and member of the Vancouver Heritage Society who knows the grounds well. It will include walking to the main heritage buildings, but NOT going inside.
ARTS: local artists on site displaying, demonstrating & selling their work.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Treefest Entertainment Schedule- schedule here
CHILDREN'S CRAFT ACTIVITIES
FOOD CONCESSION
FREE SHUTTLE BUS
CANCELLED 2 pm - Demo Fall Planter making
This Event is FREE no registration required. Lots of Free Parking!
If you require more information phone 604-927-6959 or email Mary@rhcs.org
Bring the entire family to this free annual celebration of trees on the Riverview Hospital Lands.
Treefest is generously supported by:
ArtsConnect, Accommodation and Real Estate Services, WSI, BC Mental Health Society, Burke Mountain Naturalists, City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Towing and Storage, EPR Coquitlam, Meridian RV, Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, Riverview Hospital Historical Society, Westminster Savings Credit Union, VanCity Credit Union (Pinetree Branch), Diane Thorne.
Thank you for visiting. Hope to see you there!!
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