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3 years ago by Otter to c/canada

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Curling

Hockey

Soccer

Main: /c/CanadaSoccer
Toronto FC

💻 Schools / Universities

Sorted by province, then by total full-time enrolment.

💵 Finance, Shopping, Sales

🗣️ Politics

General:
- Canada Politics
- FairVote Canada
Federal Parties (alphabetical):
- Animal Protection Party of Canada
- NDP
By Province (alphabetical):
- BC Greens

🍁 Social / Culture

2 North American 4 You (Shitposting & Memes, North America focus)
Ask a Canadian
Bières Québec
Canada Francais
Canadian Gaming
Eh Buddy Hoser (Shitposting & Memes, Canada focus)
EhVideos (Canadian video media)
First Nations
First Nations Languages
Indigenous
Inuit
Logiciels libres au Québec
Maple Music (music)

SRGray 8 points 3 years ago

!greater_sudbury@lemmy.ca is actually the 2nd or 3rd oldest city-based community on lemmy.ca . It's not very active, but should definitely be added to this list.

Also, !canadasoccer@lemmy.ca would be a good community to add to the soccer category.

For team-specific Canadian-based soccer teams, there's !torontofc@lemmy.ca of the MLS (US-league with 3 Canadian-based teams). Other MLS sides include Vancouver Whitecaps and CF Montreal, which I don't think have a community created.

None of the 8 Canadian Premier League teams, nor any of the numerous League1 Canada sides have taken steps to establish their communities yet (as far as I know).

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otter 3 points 3 years ago

Thank you! Added all three to the post and the sidebar.

I'll also keep a look out for the other teams if they should pop up :)

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SRGray 4 points 3 years ago

If I see any, I'll be sure to let you know!

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otter 7 points 3 years ago

If there is a growing community that should be in this list, please comment it below.

If you think a category should / should not be in this list, let us know. There are so many amazing communities, but we also don't want this list to feel overwhelming.

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zim 5 points 3 years ago

!nanaimo@lemmy.ca is another city community.

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otter 4 points 3 years ago

Thanks! Added it to both

Love the banner and icon :)

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StillPaisleyCat 3 points 3 years ago

We’re deep in the summer NBA doldrums but c/torontoraptors@lemmy.ca is trying to get traction.

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otter 4 points 3 years ago

Thank you! added

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dankm 3 points 2 years ago

There's a fairly inactive community for Saskatoon: !saskatoon@lemmy.ca

Hopefully putting it here gets it more visibility.

Edit: Since we don't really hate each other, even if we pretend to, I'll also point out Regina's community: !regina@lemmy.ca

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Both have been added to the post & sidebar

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tjernobyl 3 points 3 years ago

/c/ThunderBay exists, but doesn't have much activity yet.

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otter 3 points 3 years ago

thank you! Added

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Luci 2 points 2 years ago

/c/Guelph exists. We try to keep it active. It's really just me and @CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works posting articles from local news....

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you! The community looks good :)

I've gone through and updated the post/sidebar + added the community

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GrackleBirb 2 points a year ago

!CanadianSkincare@lemmy.ca is another community that is becoming more active

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otter 1 point a year ago

Thanks! I've added it to both lists under '💵 Finance, Shopping, Sales'

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Amuletta 2 points 9 months ago

I tried to start a community called Assorted Crafts, but for some reason the url shows up with my user name instead of the community name.

https://lemmy.ca/c/Amuletta

How can I fix it? Do I need to blow it away and start again?

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otter 2 points 9 months ago

Ah, I can see how the 'name' field can be misinterpreted. That was supposed to be the short name of the community, and it will appear in the URL. Unfortunately, that field can't be changed after the community as been created. Even if we mess with the database on lemmy.ca, it might show up incorrectly elsewhere.

Since the community is just starting out, the easiest would be to make a new one with the name that you want.

There are also a few other communities that you might enjoy:

It's totally up to you if you want to post in those or if you want to build your own community. If you want to build your own, you can also cross post to / from these communities to help it grow.

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Amuletta 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks, I guess I'll try again.

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silvermoon82 2 points 10 months ago

!kingston_ontario@lemmy.ca exists but is super quiet still.

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otter 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, it's been added to both spots!

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leftwingmememachine 4 points 3 years ago

Would love if you could add !ndp@lemmy.ca, and perhaps combine it with canadapolitics under a "politics" category?

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otter 3 points 3 years ago

Thank you, updated!

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SheamusPatt 1 point 3 years ago

@leftwingmememachine @otter don't you mean ndp@lemmy.ca?

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leftwingmememachine 3 points 3 years ago

At least in the browser, adding an exclamation mark redirects you to the community. Without the exclamation mark my phone thinks its an email address.

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otter 3 points 3 years ago

Yep, that's what happens in my web browser as well. I get a mailto: link when I click on that

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LimpRimble 3 points 2 years ago

!vancouverisland@lemmy.ca

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you, it's been added to both!

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LimpRimble 3 points 2 years ago

!oceanside_bc@lemmy.ca East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

thank you, it should be added now :)

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Beaver 1 point 2 years ago

Another good town on Lemmy!

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CowsLookLikeMaps 3 points 2 years ago

There is also /c/TorontoCycling

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otter 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I added it under Toronto in the Cities / Local Communities section

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Policeshootout 3 points 2 years ago

!kootenays@lemmy.ca (BC) is not growing much but could be added?

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks! It has been added to both post and sidebar

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Beaver 3 points 2 years ago

May I request that !fairvote@lemmy.ca be added under the politics section?

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Both should be updated now :)

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kepa 3 points 2 years ago

Cheers!

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corminsterfullerene 2 points a year ago

please add !comoxvalley@lemmy.ca (BC)

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otter 2 points a year ago

Thanks! It has been added

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ergonomic_importer 2 points 3 months ago

Don't forget !Curling@lemmy.ca!

edit: whoops, I did not realize how old this post was. Thank you @Shadow@lemmy.ca for bumping it in my active feed

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otter 1 point 3 months ago

No problem! The thread is still active, it just takes me a bit of time to update with new suggestions since I like to update it everywhere at once.

I've added curling to this post, the sidebar, and under the sports topic on Piefed.ca

Eventually once the Lemmy software implements compatible topic lists, I might retire this post so that the community can keep it all up to date :)

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cyborganism 2 points a year ago

Hey does /c/bieres_quebec count?

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otter 2 points a year ago

Added!

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cyborganism 2 points a year ago

Oh there's also /c/QuebecLibre which is NOT about Québec separatism, but about free (as in LIBRE) open source software in Québec.

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otter 2 points a year ago

Added as well!

I added both to the 🍁 Social / Culture section, and I listed this one as Logiciels libres au Québec

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cyborganism 2 points a year ago

Hahaha that's perfect

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cyborganism 2 points a year ago

There's a French Canadian community as well:

Canada_Francais

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otter 2 points a year ago

Thanks! Added it to the social/culture section

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GrizzlyBur 2 points a year ago

I went ahead and made a Windsor community! Windsor is the city I was born in and I grew up in Essex County, so I felt a little left out not being on this list. While the community is named for Windsor, I figured it'd make sense to welcome content from all over Essex county instead of making community bloat for every town in the county.

/c/Windsor or !Windsor@lemmy.ca

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otter 1 point a year ago

Thank you for making that, and sorry for the delay. It's been updated in the post and sidebar now!

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rainman_104 2 points a year ago

Man Vancouver community is a wasteland...

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otter 1 point a year ago

We need some more activity there for sure. There are a lot of users here from Vancouver, we just don't seem to use the community much

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CowsLookLikeMaps 2 points a year ago

Once one person starts posting regularly and others see it, eventually more people will join in!

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slykethephoxenix 2 points a year ago

Hey, I added Burnaby, Anmore, Squamish, Whistler, Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake.

https://lemmy.ca/c/Burnaby

https://lemmy.ca/c/Anmore

https://lemmy.ca/c/Squamish

https://lemmy.ca/c/Whistler

https://lemmy.ca/c/NiagaraFalls

https://lemmy.ca/c/NiagaraOnTheLake

Will moderate them, but looking for new mods who might live in these areas. I've lived either in or near them. And still visit.

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otter 2 points a year ago

Thanks, I've added them all

If you want an example of a call for mods, here's one I posted from a while back: https://lemmy.ca/post/31769390

I love the photos you chose for each community. Looking forward to seeing them grow!

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slykethephoxenix 2 points 10 months ago

Hey Otter, is the admin DM checked here? I sent a DM to there asking about taking over a specific community here that has an inactive mod and also inviting users from various Canadian Reddit subs to use this Lemmy, but it's been like 2 or so weeks and no reply. No rush, or being pushy for a yes or anything, just want to know if it's been received.

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otter 2 points 10 months ago

Hi Slyke,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you! The team has been extra busy these past few days. We did receive the message and we should have acknowledged it sooner.

Someone should hopefully review is soon and get back to you!

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slykethephoxenix 1 point 10 months ago

All good, thanks for letting me know!

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GrizzlyBur 2 points a year ago

There are two communities I would really like to see some traffic driven to:

!maplemusic@lemmy.ca - Celebrating Canadian music

!givergaming@lemmy.ca - Celebrating Canadian games, gamedevs and studios

I think these would be an easy add to the Canadian Social / Culture section.

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otter 1 point a year ago

Thanks! I've added them to the post and sidebar

MapleMusic has a recent post on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca, but !givergaming@lemmy.ca could doesn't so it could be good to post about it. Thanks for sharing them!

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GrizzlyBur 2 points a year ago

The owner of those two communities deleted his account. They passed moderation of maplemusic to me and one other person, but givergaming got deleted with their account.

I've created !canadiangaming@lemmy.ca to refill the void. Out of the two, a canadian gaming community was the one I was hoping to take off the most since I'm more of a gamer person than a music person. I've got some plans for fostering a community on there. I'll post about it in !communitypromo once I've got it set up a bit nicer, it is sorta barebones at the moment.

Strange how I didn't want to mod any communities on here but ended up moderating 3!

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Beaver 1 point 2 years ago

I have recently created two first nations based communities on Lemmy.ca as requested from the 2023 instance census. Please add !fns@lemmy.ca & !fnl@lemmy.ca to the community list.

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you! I've renamed the last section and added the new communities there

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Beaver 2 points 2 years ago

I also made !inuit and !indigenous communities. Gotta cover everyone :)

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Sorry for the delay, it's been updated!

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Beaver 1 point 2 years ago

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Beaver 1 point 2 years ago

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shadow 1 point 3 months ago

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shadow 1 point 3 months ago

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sunnytimes 1 point 4 months ago

not very popular category but it exists.. https://lemmy.ca/c/sarnia

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otter 1 point 4 months ago

Thanks! I've added this to the post, the community sidebar, and under the Ontario topic on Piefed.ca

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stinkytofuisgood 1 point 4 months ago

I don’t think my (our) community should be put in this main list. But I’d like to mention it:

CanadaGrownBusiness

If you check it out, please read the sidebar to see if it’s right for you.

Thanks!

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otter 1 point 4 months ago

Thanks! I've added it in this post, the community sidebar, and under the Finance/Shopping topic on piefed.ca

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Sunshine 1 point 2 years ago

Hello!

I have made the 2 political communities: Animal Protection Party of Canada and BC Greens for environmentalists and vegans to discuss important issues on the fediverse as I would like to encourage more growth on community owned social media ran by everyday canadians and to avoid the conflicts that may arise with corporate owned social media namely Facebook and Twitter interfering with campaigning that goes against their commercial interests.

May I request that !appc and !bcgreens be listed under !ndp under the politics section.

Please and Thank you <3

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

For sure! Sorry for the delay, I wanted to sit down at a computer to make the changes properly and check over all the links, and then kept procrastinating.

They should be updated now, thank you for making those!

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Sunshine 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you Otter! A lot of things work nicely doing on the computer.

We got 13 political parties in BC and 18 In Canada. 15% and 16% are respectively covered on Lemmy.

So hopefully more join the list so that more people can receive their messaging on the Fediverse.

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Beaver 1 point 2 years ago

Be sure to add !portalberni@lemmy.ca

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otter 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you! It has been added to the post and the sidebar

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Beaver 2 points 2 years ago

Awesome good to have more spaces on Lemmy <3

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