A Coquitlam nonprofit may halt free tree tours it has offered for 30 years on the grounds of the former Riverview Hospital, as the province will require them to pay a $825 fee per tour starting next year.
B.C. Housing, which manages the property with the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation), previously allowed the society to run tours for free.
The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society’s (RHCS) tours are volunteer-run, and organizers say the new cost would be prohibitive to its operations.
“We provide a public service,” said board member Allison Luke. “We’re providing an educational service for people and a recreational outlet.”
Luke said the society’s volunteers also help tend to parts of the grounds,
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