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Riverview on endangered list RIVERVIEW STORIES
‘It shows the value of R’view,’ says councillor By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Riverview Hospital grounds are among the most endangered historic sites in the country. Wednesday, Heritage Canada Foundation released its Top 10 list for 2012, which in addition to the Coquitlam l a n d a l s o i n cl u d e s Chilliwack’s Paramount Theatre, Canada’s lighthouses and the Barron building, the birthplace of Calgary’s oil industry. “I think this is good because, right now, we are in the middle of a heritage conservation plan with the provincial government and I think it shows the value of Riverview — not just for the resi-
For nearly 100 years, Riverview Hospital has been a Coquitlam landmark and a provincial hospital of high standing. It has provided jobs for residents, office space for community groups, a peaceful setting for walks and, most importantly, mental health care and safe and secure housing for patients. Now, as the aging hospital shuts down and the last remaining patients are transferred to new facilities, The Tri-City News is looking at this iconic institution and how changes in mental
health care there have reflected changes in the community and society. In Riverview Stories, an ongoing series by reporters Sarah Payne and Diane Strandberg beginning today and featuring photographs, interviews and online content, The Tri-City News aims to reflect on what made Riverview special in the past, its role in the community at present and what decisions need to be made to ensure its legacy is safeguarded for the future. You can read the first instalment on pages 16 and 17.
dents of Coquitlam but also across the country,” said Coun. Craig Hodge, who chairs the city’s Riverview Lands Advisory Committee. Foundation spokesperson Carolyn Quinn said the provincially owned site had been on the group’s radar for some time and, when the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society submitted its formal package earlier this month, the application was pushed to the top for consideration “fairly quickly.” The foundation bases its decisions on three key factors: the property’s heritage value, its level of threat and the community support to keep it. And although there’s no guarantee the buildings will be saved, “it helps to draw attention to the cultural and heritage elements” of the site, Quinn said. see EXTRAORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY,, page 7
Cops monitor local gangsters By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody Police are reassuring residents and visitors alike that the City of the Arts is safe, despite two recent high-profile gang murders. On Monday afternoon, Burnaby resident Randynesh (Randy) Naicker, a founder of the Inde pendent Soldiers g ang, was gunned down outside Starbucks at St. Johns and Queen streets. Less than a month earlier, on May 30, Sur rey’s Gurbinder (Bin) Singh Toor, who had connections to the Dhak/Duhre gang, was
RANDY NAICKER shot on a Wednesday evening in the PoMo recreation centre parking lot; he later died in hospital. see PMPD,, page 6