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Celia’s Research
As some folks may know from our newsletter, alongside my role as the Summer Site Assistant, I have been carrying out my research at the Compost Education Centre (CEC) for my master’s degree in environmental studies. …
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Composable Cutlery Experiment
We here at the CEC are always down for an experiment! Recently, Kayla attempted to backyard compost take out cutlery from restaurants downtown. While these cutleries normally end up in…
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The Good Food Gathering
Here at the Compost Education Centre, we see composting as essential for the cultivation of good food. Yet compost is just one ingredient in the recipe for good food –…
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New Composting Resources for Businesses
Here at the Compost Education Centre our education has mostly revolved around supporting residents of the Capital Regional District compost at home. And we have more expertise than that! Over…
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Advancing Equity and Justice Days
I’ve done a lot of learning over my past 2 ½ years as Executive Director of the Compost Education Centre. I’ve had the awesome opportunity to learn from my colleagues,…
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The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Wrapping Up Another Successful Year of Soil Contamination Research
By Martyna Tomczynski, Healing City Soils Program Manager This year marked another successful chapter in the Healing City Soils: The Ground Beneath Our Feet student-led soil contamination research project. With…
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Composting Connections from Haida Gwaii
By Kayla I recently had the valuable opportunity to see a medium scale community composting facility in operation in Old Masset on Haida Gwaii during a personal holiday. The community…
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Annual General Meeting
2025 Annual General Meeting Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm At our Annual General Meeting (AGM), staff and board members of the CEC will review the important…
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Looking for Strategic Clarity
by Claire When I first started at the Compost Ed Centre (about 2 ½ years ago!), I remember being awestruck – and frankly, a bit overwhelmed – by all the…
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Compost Education Centre Public Art Efforts – Community Feedback
The Compost Education Centre (CEC), with financial support from the City of Victoria’s My Great Neighbourhood Grant and a micro-grant from the Fernwood Neighbourhood House, has hired an artist (Taylor…
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AI Usage at the Compost Education Centre
Every week, I receive surveys, webinar invites, and articles about nonprofit AI usage. I’m not an expert, but it’s not difficult to see how tools like ChatGPT are polluting both…
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Is it too late?
Recently, the famous Canadian environmentalist, David Suzuki was interviewed by iPolitics and, contrary to his typically direct but hopeful rhetoric, he shared his current wisdom about climate change: “it’s too…