A decade ago, the Golden Ears Transition Initiative announced its existence with the first GETI Fest, an all-day celebration. In the transition town movement, this was called a Great Unleashing. The CEED Centre Society was instrumental in launching GETI, designing it to eventually become bigger than itself and representative of the entire community, from grassroots organizations and individuals to businesses and government to some degree. The purpose of GETI is to build greater resilience into our communities to withstand the expected changes of climate change, changing energy regimes and new economic dynamics. 
A decade later, GETI Fest is adapting to our COVID-19 reality by recreating itself online. On September 19, the festival will go live online. On the 25th, the performances will go live at Memorial Peace Park for a small audience and will then be streamed online for the next year. The free tickets are available by calling 604-467-7422.

Despite the arrival of COVID-19, the fiscal year ended June 2020 was a busy year for the CEED Centre. Read more about it in our annual activities report.