#canadaliveshere: 1 🇨🇦 community of 3457 featured as a thread each day!

Dec 03, 2024

Welcome to the #canadaliveshere project!

Click here to skip the intro and go right to the links to each thread

This project is all about connecting you to the unique people and places across Canada.

Each day I share stories about one Canadian community as a “thread” (a series of short tweet-length posts accompanied by images) to:

Introduce you to parts of the country you’ve never heard of.
Bring you some of the fascinating history of places both new and familiar.
Help you learn about some of the nuances that contribute to the spirit of each community.
Remind you that as Canadians our diversity is our strength.
Encourage you to share your stories about each Canadian community to enrich everyone’s understanding.

I’m doing this because I care about:

Bringing us together
Honouring our unique stories
Valuing an inclusive Canadian culture that cares about trying to understand each other.

Because deep down we have more in common than we do different.

And most importantly of all, because we’re better together!

Subscribe to Pinecone Diaries Daily to receive a quick & convenient link to each thread right to your email inbox as part of my minimalist newsletter which also contains 1 link to a Canadian story written by me & 1 link to a Canadian story curated by me.

Subscriptions not your thing?

No worries, each day, I also post a #canadaliveshere thread to all the Pinecone Diaries socials, which currently includes:

X - https://x.com/craig_rourke
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pineconediariescanada/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pineconediariescanada/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@pineconediariescanada
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/pineconediaries.bsky.social
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-rourke-6514bab1/
Substack Notes - https://pineconediaries.substack.com/notes

So you can follow along on whatever platform you prefer.

3457 Unique Canadian Communities

In preparing to undertake this project, I consulted several sources including census data, atlases, maps, encyclopedias, and other databases to come up with a list of as many unique communities as I could find.

That number is currently 3457!

It will fluctuate as I come across data supporting the addition or subtraction of communities from the list.

I’ve randomized this list and over the next 10 years will feature a community a day until I’ve covered ‘em all!! It’d be awesome if you joined me as we explore them together.

If you think I may be missing a community or want to contribute stories, sources, or images, drop me a line here on Substack as a DM or email me: craig@pineconediaries.com.

I’ll tell you whether the community is on my list and what number it is on my list. If you’d like to contribute stories, sources, or images, I can bump the community that you share info about up the list to cover it sooner.

I hope this project is as fun and exciting for you, as it is for me.