Still Standing

- Season 7

(2022)

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.

When Port Stanley's prosperous commercial fishing industry collapsed, the beach town was left with an identity crisis and an uncertain future.

While its tourist train dollars are long gone, the proudly-weird town of Wakefield is reimagining itself as a place known for culture and outdoor fun.

Things looked bad for Chemainus when its sawmill closed in 1983. Then, the town used gorgeous murals to draw in tourists. Now it's looking for the next generation of visionaries to keep it on the map.

After nearly 40 flood-free years, the township of Minden Hills has developed a flooding problem. But as the community digs out, they also deepen their commitment to one another.

Middleton is known in Nova Scotia as a Blueberry growing area. Trains stopped running here quite a while ago, and was much missed by the folk here and along the train line. Johnny learns to dibble with heirlooms. A woman and her daughter moved there from Lebanon and then she helped the Syrian refugees that arrived much more recently. A Christian church was re-purposed for moslems to worship in.

Johnny Harris travels to small towns and visits with many local townsfolk and business owners, then he has a stand-up show for the locals.

Johnny Harris travels to small towns and puts on stand-up shows for the communities, he also meets a few of the locals in the town to talk about what they do and what is unique to that town.

The largest Métis community in North America, St. Laurent, has struggled with a flood and rural decline; but after much rebuilding, the spotlight is finally shining on this town in a whole new way.

For decades, Fenelon Falls made wood products, from lumber to Tinker Toys; until the industry moved on. Now the town is becoming a vibrant destination for newcomers, cottagers, and day- trippers alike.