Coquitlam council in the coming weeks, will designate the Riverview Hospital lands as a heritage site, giving them a slight bit of leeway in the plans that the present government has to place in excess of 10,000 people on the property, by selling it off to market housing. Something that was not in the cards as far as Coquitlam council was concerned.
Download the PDF document, that outlines why it should be included HERE.
Articles in the local Wednesday, January 23, 2008 newspapers. The NOW
And the, Tri-City News
Now we go for Provincial and Federal heritage designation.
The debates continue.....
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Panoramio slideshow
Riverview Hospital blogs
Riverview Hospital --
BISCO --
Brookside-Leeside-Roadside --
Centre Lawn
Colony Farm -- Crease Clinic --
East Lawn --
Essondale Hospital --
Finnie's Garden
Henry Esson Young -- Hillside unit --
Home for the Aged-Valleyview
North Lawn --
Pennington Hall -- TreeFest --
West Lawn
Monkey me
Some of the things that keep me out of trouble
I am involved in numerous environmental groups throughout the Tri-Cities area, I manage the Hoy Scott Watershed Societies,(HSWS) salmon hatchery, and keep the volunteers up to date with a Blog
I am also involved with the Maple Creek Streamkeepers,(MCS).
I have an interest in the history of British Columbia, especially the preservation of the Riverview Hospital site.
Which includes the rebuilding of Finnies Garden with a dedicated group of volunteers.
I love the history and ecology of Minnekhada Park, and have done extensive research on its previous owners.
The elusive, though extensive history of the Pitt River which includes Pitt Lake and the Upper Pitt River is slowly being gathered together, for a future book. Much of this area now includes the Pinecone-Burke Provincial Park, which another group that I am involved in the Burke Mountain Naturalists,( BMN ) worked hard to create for future generations to enjoy.
I like to hike around the area taking pictures, here is a small portion of them in Panoramio and also Flickr
Patricia Gaspar, is a dear, artist friend who has a Blog with a small portion of her work.
. Some of the history of the Coquitlam area, I share in my Coquitlamites Blog.
And I really like the music of Eva Marie Cassidy
Still laughing
Crystal Falls
View Coquitlam River trail to Crystal Falls in a larger map
South Slope / Sterling Loop trails
View South Slope-Sterling Loop trails in a larger map
Knots and Splices
Create some Knots and then, make your own Laneyards
Some free books from Internet Archive
Knots, ties and splices; a handbook for seafarers, travellers, and all who use cordage; with historical, heraldic, and practical notes (1884)
The use of ropes and tackle (1922)
A huge guide for sailors of old. The kedge-anchor, or, Young sailors' assistant :
appertaining to the practical evolutions of modern seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing, blocks, purchases, running-rigging, and other miscellaneous matters, applicable to ships-of-war and others ; illustrated with seventy engravings ; also tables of rigging, spars, sails, blocks, canvas ... &c relative to every class of vessels (1883)
Macrame design, with instructions .. (1912)
Rope and twine information (1917)
American wire rope catalogue and hand book (c1913)
Full instructions in the art of crepe paper rope basket weaving (1922)
Modern flax, hemp and jute spinning and twisting ; a practical handbook for the use of flax, hemp, and jute spinners, thread, twine, and rope makers (1907)
1 comment:
I have been looking for information about the history of mental health in BC and I have had a nightmare of a time finding information!! Your blog is great! It has been very helpful! I wonder where you managed to find so much information?
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