Still Standing (2015)
Comedian Jonny Harris explores small towns on the ropes, performs stand-up shows for the locals who’ve stuck it out, and proves that Canadians know how to laugh at themselves.
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Episode 1 - Gibsons, BC
Release Date: 2023-01-04The seafaring town of Gibsons, BC once made famous for The Beachcombers, is reinventing itself as a regional hub for Filipino culture, a tourist destination, and a paradise for beer lovers.
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Episode 2 - Oneida Nation of the Thames, ON
Release Date: 2023-01-11Oneida Nation of the Thames is hard at work reclaiming the economic, cultural and spiritual practices that were banned by government policies over the past 100 years.
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Episode 3 - Morden, MB
Release Date: 2023-01-18One of the top five fastest-growing communities in Manitoba; Morden, Manitoba, has an immigration program, a booming industrial economy and a collection of aquatic fossils to entice tourists.
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Episode 4 - Lac La Biche, AB
Release Date: 2023-01-25After the 2015 downturn in oil and gas, Lac La Biche, Alberta, is looking to reinvent itself with luxury teepees, 3D archery and a gas station bathroom.
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Episode 5 - Goderich, ON
Release Date: 2023-02-01Goderich is well-known as Canada's prettiest town; it was also devastated by an F3 tornado in 2011 that destroyed its downtown; it's now rebuilding toward a bold new future.
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Episode 6 - Ucluelet, BC
Release Date: 2023-02-08Perched on the most westerly edge of Canada and despite its incredible beauty, Ucluelet is having to work hard to attract tourists from its well-known neighbor, Tofino.
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Episode 7 - Markdale, ON
Release Date: 2023-02-15With a complete rebuild after Markdale's all-important ice cream factory burned down and the influx of COVID-era newcomers from the city, the community is becoming more vibrant than it was before.
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Episode 8 - Okanagan Falls, BC
Release Date: 2023-02-22Comedian Jonny Harris explores small towns on the ropes, performs stand-up shows for the locals who’ve stuck it out, and proves that Canadians know how to laugh at themselves.
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Episode 9 - Wabush, NL
Release Date: 2023-03-01Cain's Quest, one of the longest snowmobile races in the world, has turned Wabush from "the middle of nowhere" to the centre of it all.
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Episode 10 - New Richmond, QC
Release Date: 2023-03-08When New Richmond's town mill closed, it reinvented itself as a hub of rally car racing, Mi'kmaq culture, and world-class fly fishing.