The Healing City Soils Program gathered information on soil heavy metal levels in Greater Victoria from hundreds of soil samples taken in residential and community gardens from 2016 to 2023.

The areas depicted by these maps are approximate and are not necessarily accurate to surveying or engineering standards. They represent the conditions at that time of collection and are intended to provide a general indication of where elevated levels of metals in soil may be present, so individuals and communities can grow food safely and assess whether to investigate additional information on area-wide soil health.

 

This map should not substitute for a site-specific assessment. Not all the areas identified on the map will have elevated levels of metals in soil and some properties outside of the identified areas may have elevated levels of metals in soil.

 

The Healing City Soils project provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct, or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, correctness and timeliness of materials presented anywhere within these pages, the Healing City Soils project assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. The areas depicted by these maps are approximate and are not accurate to surveying or engineering standards.

 

For more information regarding the data, collection and analysis methods, and the results, please contact healingcitysoils@compost.bc.ca