Treefest 2010 will be held on September 12 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Riverview Hospital Grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway.
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 every hour
- Children's crafts and activities
- Children's tree walk
- Community displays
- Live entertainment
- Art exhibit
- Blackberry Tea in Finnie's Garden
- Heritage building tour
- Food concession
- Pocket Farmers Market
- Free workshops with GardenWorks
- Living Heritage Panel sharing their stories and reflections of Riverview
- SPARC Radio Museum and Riverview Hospital Historical Museum open for tours
Treefest is generously supported by:
ArtsConnect, Shared Services BC, BC Mental Health Society, BC Transmission Corporation, Burke Mountain Naturalists, City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Foundation, Coquitlam Towing and Storage, EPR Coquitlam, GardenWorks, Meridian RV, Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, Riverview Hospital Historical Society, TD Friends of the Environment, Thrifty Foods, and WSI.