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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.
!nanaimo@lemmy.ca is another city community.
Thanks! Added it to both
Love the banner and icon :)
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
Thanks! Both have been added to the post & sidebar
!CanadianSkincare@lemmy.ca is another community that is becoming more active
Thanks! I’ve added it to both lists under ‘💵 Finance, Shopping, Sales’
/c/Guelph exists. We try to keep it active. It’s really just me and @CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works posting articles from local news…
Thank you! The community looks good :)
I’ve gone through and updated the post/sidebar + added the community
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.
How can I fix it? Do I need to blow it away and start again?
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.
Thanks, I guess I’ll try again.
!kingston_ontario@lemmy.ca exists but is super quiet still.
Thanks, it’s been added to both spots!
/c/ThunderBay exists, but doesn’t have much activity yet.
thank you! Added
We’re deep in the summer NBA doldrums but !torontoraptors@lemmy.ca is trying to get traction.
Thank you! added
Cheers!
!oceanside_bc@lemmy.ca East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay
thank you, it should be added now :)
Another good town on Lemmy!
There is also /c/TorontoCycling
Thanks! I added it under Toronto in the Cities / Local Communities section
!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).
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 :)
If I see any, I’ll be sure to let you know!
May I request that !fairvote@lemmy.ca be added under the politics section?
Thanks! Both should be updated now :)
Thank you, it’s been added to both!
!kootenays@lemmy.ca (BC) is not growing much but could be added?
Thanks! It has been added to both post and sidebar
please add !comoxvalley@lemmy.ca (BC)
Thanks! It has been added
Would love if you could add !ndp@lemmy.ca, and perhaps combine it with canadapolitics under a “politics” category?
Thank you, updated!
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
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 :)
Man Vancouver community is a wasteland…
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
Once one person starts posting regularly and others see it, eventually more people will join in!
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
Thank you for making that, and sorry for the delay. It’s been updated in the post and sidebar now!
There’s a French Canadian community as well:
Thanks! Added it to the social/culture section
Hey, I added Burnaby, Anmore, Squamish, Whistler, Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake.
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.
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!
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.
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!
All good, thanks for letting me know!
