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#CAPITAL CITY OF NOVA SCOTIA CANADA CODE#

"Official Host City of the Turn of the Century" - tentative city slogan, displayed on telephone book covers in the 1980s, but quickly abandoned after widespread ridicule.

"Heart of Canada's Great North West" - an unofficial city slogan.

"Gateway to the North" - an unofficial city slogan.

"Festival City" or "Canada's Festival City" - an unofficial city slogan referring to the many festivals held in Edmonton year-round.

(Also spelled "Edmonchuk", reflecting traditional romanization.)

"Edmonchuck" or "The Chuck" - in reference to Edmonton's large Ukrainian population.

Many of the attacks and homicides were committed with knives and other edged weapons.

"Stabmonton" - another disparaging term that refers to the increase in violent crimes during the early 2010s.

"Deadmonton" - a disparaging term used by British reporter Robert Philip during the 2001 World Championships in Athletics (although the term had been coined earlier), painting Edmonton as a boring place the term re-emerged in 2011 due to an increasing amount of homicides.

"Crossroads of the World" - an unofficial city slogan.

Appeared for a period on signs welcoming motorists to the city. "City of Champions" - unofficial slogan, appearing on signs popularized by former mayor Laurence Decore's characterization of the community's response to the 1987 Edmonton tornado."Canada's Richest Mixed Farming District" - an unofficial city slogan.

#CAPITAL CITY OF NOVA SCOTIA CANADA CODE#

YYC - Calgary airport code, only Canadian city where ICAO code used by residents in casual conversation."Sandstone City" - named for the boom of buildings built from sandstone following the Great Fire of 1886."Mohkínstsis" - the traditional Blackfoot name of the Calgary area."Heart of The New West" - derived from the city's former official slogan."Alberta's Centennial City" - Brooks became a city in 2005, Alberta's centennial year.They are also believed to have economic value, though their economic value is difficult to measure. Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory.Ĭity nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses. Some nicknames are officially adopted by municipal governments, tourism boards, or chambers of commerce, while others are unofficial, and some are current while others are antiquated. Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media. This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada. See also: List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada