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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles covering communities in Canada with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles as well as to do lists for communities and settlements of Flag of Canada Canada.

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[edit] Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to Cities of Canada and sub-topics such as:

Communities by provinces and territories
  • Municipalities
  • Towns
  • Villages
  • Hamlets
  • Neighbourhoods
  • Indian reserves
  • Ghost towns

It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian communities and settlements in a fair and accurate manner.


[edit] Relations

Parents

WikiProject Canada

History
Politics
Provinces/territories
Communities
Entertainment
Other
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[edit] Participants

[edit] To do

{{WikiProject Canada|community=yes|[province mnemonic]=yes|class=???|importance=???}}
[–] Settlements in Canada
[+] Lists of communities in Canada
[+] Settlements in Canada by province or territory
[+] Boroughs of Canada
[+] Cities in Canada
[+] Company towns in Canada
[+] Designated places in Canada
[+] First Nations reserves
[+] Former settlements in Canada
[+] Hamlets in Canada
[+] Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada
[+] Towns in Canada
[+] Townships and parishes of Canada
[+] Villages in Canada


[edit] Structure guidelines

A complete article about a Canadian community should have the following elements and sections:

Infobox - {{Infobox Settlement}}
Lead - Context (what and where), summary of the article, total population, name origin, see also Wikipedia:Lead section
  1. History - Historic events, incorporation history²
  2. Geography - Geographic setting, geographical features, climate¹
  3. Demographics - Use Canada 2006 Census data where available (StatCan 2006 Community Profiles)
  4. Economy - Dominant industries, agriculture if applicable, major employers
  5. Arts and culture - Cultural venues, festivals and significant cultural events
  6. Attractions - Museums and other points of interest, parks (local, regional, provincial parks), recreation venues
  7. Sports - Sport teams and significant athletic events
  8. Government - Details about governing body (council, mayor)², administrative bodies, political representation
  9. Infrastructure - Transportation, utilities, health care, amenities
  10. Education - Schools, colleges, responsible organizations
  11. Media¹ - Local newspapers, TV, and radio stations.
  12. See also - Related wikipedia articles, if not already detailed in other sections
  13. References - Citations per Verifiability, see Citing sources, use {{reflist}}, also books and further external sources
  14. External links - official link of the community only, be aware of Wikipedia:External links
Geo box - optional, use {{Geographic Location (8-way)}}
Navigational box(es) - see available templates, only relevant navigational boxes, be aware of Wikipedia:Avoid template creep
Coordinates - use {{Coord|display=title|region:CA_type:city}} to geo-tag articles
Categories - don't over-categorize
Stub tags - for new sketchy pages that should be subsequently expanded, see available tags
Interwiki links - links to existing articles about the subject in other languages
¹ For larger cities, this should be little more a link to a separate "Media of City" article. This section should only list media which are locally based.
² For incorporated places only
Other topics may include sister cities, notable residents
See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style

[edit] Templates

[edit] Infoboxes

[edit] Navigational boxes

Subdivision templates by province and territory
Provinces
Territories
Neighbourhoods

[edit] Map templates

Provinces
Cities

[edit] Stub tags

[edit] Talk pages

Tag talk pages with {{WikiProject Canada|community=yes|[province mnemonic]=yes|class=|importance=}}

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Canadian communities
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[edit] Volunteer recognition

{{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| ... }}

The Red Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada, and Canadian communities related projects and topics.


[edit] Resources