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- New. Brunswick's Campobello Island is a Canadian more by chance than by geography; the only year-round and direct access to the mainland is a bridge to the USA, which makes for a unique Canadian/American cultural blend and many challenges.
- Harrison Hot Springs is famous for it's namesake resort and healing waters from local hot springs. The town is trying to create a year round economy and hope their famous Sasquatch will help.
- East Preston, Nova Scotia is one of Canada's oldest black communities, with descendants that came north from the USA to escape slavery.
- We hear how the train tracks to Churchill were washed away, in parts, by the Spring flood. So with no road to Churchill, the only way to get there now is to fly. So they lost 80% of their tourist industry since this happened. After a year of no rail repair, it has finally started. We see a young woman who was attacked by a Polar Bear on Halloween, and how a brave man saved her, and then others joined in. Two were flown to Winnipeg to the hospital.
- Profiling Fortune, a small town in Newoundland that is looking to revive is tourist industry.
- Canadians might know Nipigon as the home of the $106 million bridge that closed shortly after it opened; Nipigon's plywood mill burned down 10 years ago; the former mill town is now touting it's world-dass hiking, climbing and fishing.
- With a population of 3,000, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland has a plane that doesn't fly and a boat that doesn't float. They have a small boat building industry and we see a B & B owner that holds Murder Mysteries.
- Gravelbourg lies in the south of the province and was originally settled by Francophones. A lot of larger farms bought out the smaller ones since after WW2, They think they have a touch of Europe to the town's style. There is a French Canadian cultural centre, where he visits and tries his hand at folkloric dancing. We are introduced to Toto a long time resident from the Philippines who is the local Blacksmith.
- Bristol had a reputation as a vacation destination, but the disappearance of logging and mining industries left Bristol looking to get its mojo back; a group of entrepreneurs is using the land in new ways to make Bristol a destination again.
- When 3 major lumber mills closed, Lumby lost hundreds of jobs and local businesses. Now the town is hopeful , with a diverse economy that includes arts, culture and a 40 acre grow-op that is hoping to make pot for pets.
- This town of 919 population and an hour from Ottawa, used to have many industries, a Graphite Mine that was the largest in the country and logging were huge here. Now those natural resource industries are gone. There are many outdoor activities including a ski hill, a motor sports park, dirt bike racing, fishing and ice fishing, and golfing.
- The people of Fraser Lake have taken steps to take care of their own after losing their largest employer and their only grocery store.
- Jonny explores Pelee Island, Ontario
- Jonny explores Bear River, Nova Scotia which is in between Digby and Annapolis Nova Scotia.
- Lillooet's forestry-based economy is heading downhill - permanently. But its rugged residents are committed to fighting the good fight to ensure they can stay in their beautiful town.
- A fresh new crop of entrepreneurs is emerging and redefining this former boom-town.
- When the bottom fell out of the Southwestern Ontario's tobacco industry, Vittoria's farmers were forced to reinvent themselves and farm new crops in order to survive.
- Jonny visits the local heritage hall which has undergone a huge renovation, a popular Cafe/pottery, a couple who keep bees and made peace with their neighbours, who also have tales to tell about the worst place to get stung.
- In five years, Pinawa's nuclear research facility and main employer will be completely decommissioned, which has Pinawanians working hard to make sure it isn't the end of the road for their unique town.
- Ingenuity and resilience are hallmark traits of Cap-Pelé, a small, Acadian fishing village in New Brunswick that has seen its fair share of struggles.
- Botwood has been working to revive industry and lure former residents back home ever since the closure of a nearby mill shut down their busy port.
- The economy of Rankin Inlet has seen its ups and downs but the struggles that come with living in this remote and unforgiving landscape remain constant.
- Locals like to say that "all roads lead to Hope" It's a place to gas up and a place to 'go,' but locals want it to be known that the town is more than just a place to pee - it's a place to be.