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Still Standing - Season 4

Series: Still Standing
4.7
(64)
Episodes
13
Rating
NR
Year
2018
Language
English

About

Jonny Harris travels to small Canadian communities which are financially struggling but "still standing" and spends time getting to know the residents and their lifestyles. At the end of the trip, Harris performs a stand-up comedy show for the town's residents, into which he integrates some of his newfound insights about life in their community.

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Episodes

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1. Tignish

22m

Isolated at the Western tip of PEI, the people of Tignish have long relied on each other and a seasonal economy to get by. Tignish is hopeful that by diversifying and generating a tourism economy through initiatives like the Stompin' Tom Centre that the town will prosper and avoid the fate of so many other single-industry East Coast towns.

2. Carcross

22m

Famous for the Klondike Gold Rush, Carcross, YK has long experienced outsiders coming to town looking to strike it rich. In 2005, the Carcross Tagish First Nation achieved self-governance and control of their own lands. Now world-class mountain-biking trails and other local initiatives are bringing in up to 1,000 tourists a day. The town must now find a way to continue inviting the world in, while protecting what is most important - their land, and the people who call Carcross home.

3. Rogersville

22m

Rogersville went from having two reliable industries to none and entire families were forced to move away for work. Now this Acadian community is looking to their youth for the solution. This new crop of leaders is focused entirely on possibilities for the future, and on making the town a place where people want to stay.

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