Still Standing

The future is uncertain for environmentally sensitive Pelee Island, ON, but those who call the island home are committed to ensuring that their unique jewel is around for generations to come.

Without any industry or formal government, ‘making it’ in Bear River requires a sense of enterprise, a communal spirit, and a touch of the outlaw.

Lillooet, BC’s forestry-based economy is heading downhill - permanently. But its rugged residents are committed to fighting the fight in order to find a way to stay in beautiful Lillooet.

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.

When a highway bypass connecting Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula to the rest of the province was paved, Woody Point became a dead end with a grounded ferry. Since then, they’ve reinvented themselves as a world-class destination.

In five years, Pinawa’s nuclear research facility and main employer will be completely decommisioned, 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.

When oil and gas was struck elsewhere, Turner Valley, AB, was left with not much more than abandoned wells and an out-of-date processing plant. But, from the ashes, a fresh new crop of entrepreneurs is emerging and redefining this former boom-town.

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.