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nanaimo = nanaimochuk
thunder bay = lakehead

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I’ve got my mom asking about Kitimat, since she lives there… The only thing she could think of was that the odd person has called it “Old Snowy”, in regards to the town name meaning “The Town of the Snows”, or something like that.

I sometimes refer to the place as “The Mat”, but I’m a non-resident who just goes there for Christmas. There may be some nickname in reference to Alcan Aluminum, the company that pretty much built the town 50-something years ago.

If I hear anything, I’ll let you know.

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Gill: I have a friend, a former Kitimat resident, who refers to it only as Shitimat. I’ve never been there myself, so I can’t speak to the veracity of that nickname.

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I can only really remember Victoria being referenced as “Vic”, Vancouver managed the non-politically (and slightly racist) nic of Hongcouver due to the significant Asian population growth over the last few years. And growing up in Revelstoke we typically referred to it as “the hole” … but I suppose that is the case of many small interior cities, so lets go with ‘Stoke.

This is a good idea, makes for an interesting read!

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Lloydminster is known as “Lloyd” or the “Border City.” I hate Lloyd. It’s a total hole.

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Montreal is also known as “La Belle Ville” or “Sin City.”

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victoria = v-dot.

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When I was little I couldn’t believe that they’d actually named a town “Regina.” I mean, didn’t they know that it sounded exactly like “vagina”?!? Seven-year-old me couldn’t believe it. Thanks to seven-year-old me, I still can’t hear “Regina” without giggling. Thanks, me.

Also, everybody who lives in Victoria knows Vancouver as “the mainland.”

Taranna, “the GTA” to locals
Snottawa, “the capital region” to locals.

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… that list reads like a Tragically Hip album crossed with a Stompin’ Tom’s entire repetoir.

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Nanaimochuk? My family has lived there since the 1800s and I’ve never heard that term.

I do often wonder why The Vancouver Sun refers to a combination of white shirt, white pants, white belt, white shoes as a “Full Nanaimo”, though. Is it something to do with lawnbowling seniors? (Oddly enough, Google returns just 8 results…on sites for theatrical terms, Wil Wheaton’s homepage, and a few forums.)

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Since someone is talking about Regina, I thought I should mention “Vagina, snaskatchewan.”

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I’ve seen and frequently use “Vic” and “Van”.

Up north you’ve got ‘Rupert (already mentioned) and Charlotte (aka Queen Charlotte City - a village). Prince George is PG.

You’ve got “Winterpeg”, or “the ‘Peg “in Manitoba
and I’ve heard Toronto referred to as “T dot” as well “TO” (said T-oh).

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Don’t forget “the Wet Coast” when referring to either Van or Vic. Also: just as Van is referred to as “the mainland” in Vic, Vic is referred to as “the Island” in Van. Victoria news outlets also frequently use “the capital city” or “capital region” when talking about their city.

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We refer to Nanaimo as “The Naimo” but I think that is just a family in-joke.

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I’ve seen and used Monkeytown for Moncton. Despite having attended UNB Fredericton for 5 years, I never heard any nicknames for that city, although “we” did sometimes call it “Land of the Swivel Servants”.

Truro has a big sign on the highway nearby saying “The Hub of Nova Scotia” - at least a few residents call it “The Armpit of Nova Scotia”.

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Fredericton = Freddiville

St. John = the arm pit of New Brunswick (Irving refinery, though Nackawick also has a running start for that name (pulp and paper mill))

Moncton’s tidal bore is called The total bore since they put the causeway up. (But I don’t think you’re looking for that.)

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St. John’s is known as Sin John’s.
There’s a request also for Mount Pearl, but I’ve never heard a nickname for it, but anyone who isn’t a townie may remember that Paradise was also called Donovan’s and St. Thomas’ Line was called the Line. (I know neither Paradise nor St. Thomas’ Line are on the list, but …)

I’ve also heard Toronto called Hog Town, and Calgary called Cow Town.

Shawinigan has also been called Shagginwagon.

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Lethbridge = Windy city
Medicine Hat = the Hat, Gastown (the gassy city if you’re feeling a bit caustic)
Edmonton = Edmonchuck
Red Deer = Dead Beer

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Kelowna is K-Town!

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Brandon = Wheat City
Portage la Prarie = plap (yes pronounce it the way it is written)

there is also a small town in MB that is called Gladstone that a lot of ppl refer to as Happy Rock. and yes they have a big rock with a smily face painted on it.

I’ll also second the vote for Toronto being called T-oh. I never heard it called t-dot, but I guess that must be a more recent thing.

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Didn’t “Vansterdam” as a pejorative for Vancouver come from members of the Bush Administration, particularly their so-called drug Czar, all of whom were more than a little upset, to say the least, by the inauguration of Vancouver’s safe injection site?

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Miramichi New Brunswick is known as “The Chi”

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Some additional votes:
Moose Jaw - The Jaw
Regina - The Queen City
Saskatoon - Stoon
Sudbury - Sudsbury
Niagara Falls - The Falls
Niagara On The Lake - N.O.T.L.
Winnipeg - The Peg, Winterpeg, The Windy City
Toronto - T., TO, Hogtown, The Center Of Canada

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To the person who said
“The ‘Naimo” I don’t think this is just your family that used that term! My family did the same.

Living in Vancouver I have heard many nicknames:

Vangroovy (terrible nic)
Vancity
Van-citz
Hongcouver
Lotus Land
Terminal City (eg Terminal City Club)

Many people on the mainland call the island “The Rock”

Many people on the coast in general call Calgary “Cow-Gallery” as it is most definitely a gallery of cows.

Living in victoria I have heard it being called:

Hick-toria
Victizzle
Vic
Bikutoria (named for the multitude of Japanese tourists in the summer)

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Hamilton… THE HAMMER.

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The only ones that matter are one hundred years old:

Vancouver: Terminal City
Toronto: Hogtown
Montreal: La ville aux cent clochers

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I grew up in Oshawa, Ontario (east to TO [Toronto]) - affectionately, or disparagingly, referred to as The ‘Shwa.

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Kenora is “The Big Pine Cone.”

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Scarborough =Scarberia

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Medicine Hat = The Hat

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Niagara Falls-honey-moon city, tourist trap, mini-las vegas, Viagra Falls
thunder bay-T-Bay
Hamilton-Hammer

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Being born in Edmonton and living there most my life, I’ve heard many.

E-Town
Deadmontown
Redmonton
Stabmonton

In fact, the last one actually has it own facebook group now.

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Belleville = Bellevegas

Toronto = The Big Smoke, T Dot

Kingston = K town

London = L dot

Waterloo = Wawawoo

Oshawa = The Shwa

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Tri Cities - Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge
=
Tri Sh*tties - Snitchener, Ratterloo, and Framebridge

srsly.

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Scarborough= Scarlem
Etobicoke= E to bud to coke

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Scarborough is:
Scarberia it’s far distance from the city, and seclusion, refering to siberia
scarlem because of its black population, refering to harlem

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Fredericton is by far called “Freddy Beach” most often - I can’t believe no one posted this!

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St. John.s, Newfoundland & Labrador

1) Sin City - this is due to some of the many Newfoundland accents pronouncing Saint as “Sin”. So first you call it Sin John’s and from that came Sin City

2) Town - Comes from the fact that St. John’s was NL’s only city for a very long period of time. NLer’s who were leaving rural NL and going to St. John’s would say they were “going into town”. As this was pretty much the only urban centre or “town” in the province from incorporation til 1910, the “into” was removed and everyone was then just going to ‘Town’. The name has stuck and to this day “Town” is the most common nickname for St. John’s.

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I lived in a small hamlet which was and essentially still is a logging camp on Vancouver Island British Columbia called Woss. We refer to Woss as either “Wossangles” or “Woss Vegas”.
I also spent some time in FT. St. John B.C. we refered to it as “The John”.
Grand Forks B.C. is also known as “The Forks” or “Grand Spoons”.

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Sydney is also known as Skidney to some. And Dartmouth is either known as the Darkside or as Dirtmouth. Halifax is sometimes referred to for people from outside of it simply as “the city”. Say this to any mainlander Nova Scotian and they know what you are talking about.

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Hamilton - The Hammer
Mississauga - The Sausage
Scarborough - Scarberia
Brampton - Bramladesh

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Calgary - C-Spot || CGY
Edmonton - Edmonsuck
Montreal - City of Saints
Ottawa - O-Town || NCR (National Capital Region - includes Gatineau)

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Saskatoon- Stoon.
Esterhazy- The Haze.

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Hamilton H-town
Waterloo - The loo, loop
Toronto- T dot, T.O
Vancouver- VanCity
Mississauga- Sauga
Brampton - B-town

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