Riverview Hospital is known as one of the most haunted mental institutions in all of Canada. With a history spanning over a century, it's not surprising most believe this.
In this episode, I explore the history of Riverview and the treatment of the mentally ill in Canada back in the first 50 years of this institutions operations. I also share why I believe many people think the sprawling grounds of Riverview are haunted to this day.
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Here are some of the many, many links that supported my research:
Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam) - Wikipedia
Crease Clinic (crease-clinic.blogspot.com)
History of Colony Farm – Colony Farm Community Gardens Society (cfcg.ca)
Riverview Hospital: The birth of Coquitlam's controversial psychiatric facility (citynews.ca)
Riverview,(Essondale) Hospital past, present & future
Hospital for the Mind | The Tyee
Vancouver's Most Haunted - Ghosts of Vancouver
The Lunatic Asylum : BC's Riverview / Essondale — Cat Ashbee Photography
Douglas Todd: The good that comes from sharing my father’s shock-therapy story | Vancouver Sun
Compulsory sterilization in Canada – Canada Libre
Home - Kwikwetlem First Nation
Riverview 2020 - YouTube
Riverview history - YouTube - That video I talked about where a former patient gives his experience living within the walls of Riverview for long term treatment.
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Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod
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Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod
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March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod
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Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod
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