In the Community

Head pro Randy Smith , golf pro Mike Heenan , golf pro Dean Kuntz and member Don McCusker accepted a certificate of appreciation last week from the ALS Society of BC at Vancouver Golf Club.

The following letter has been published with initials only to protect the family's identity.

In 1913 when West Lawn opened, the Riverview Hospital property, then called Essondale, was a newly clearcut development with views down to the Coquitlam River and a few hundred patients.

Summer is here and parents and kids are excited about summer vacation. But just because school's out doesn't mean children should take a vacation from learning, according to a release from ABC Life Literacy Canada, a non-profit organization.

On July 12, Port Moody Public Library's summer reading club kids are invited to visit with the Cinemazoo Animal Agency. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

W ill the weather finally be fine for the weekend? We hope, as there's plenty going on in the Tri-Cities for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday summer spread.

Riverview Hospital is about to shuts its doors and Colony Farm is a regional park while the sweeping lawns and beautiful species trees on the property create an iconic landscape and respite from the grinding traffic.

Riverview Timeline 1904 - Province acquires 1,000 acres for a mental hospital and botanical gardens. 1911 - Botanical garden established at Riverview.

The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society continues to hold public tree walks and other events even though the hospital is closing. The following dates have been set: Sunday, July 15: summer tree tour Sunday, Aug.

Part one of an ongoing series, Riverview Stories, commemorating the closure of the province's largest mental hospital in Coquitlam. The history and evolution of mental health care and Riverview Hospital travel from west to east.