Still Standing

The future is uncertain for environmentally sensitive Pelee Island, Ont., 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, B.C.'s forestry-based economy is heading downhill, but its residents are committed to fighting the fight to find a way to stay in Lillooet.

Vittoria's farmers are forced to reinvent themselves and farm new crops in order to survive.

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.

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.

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When oil and gas was struck elsewhere, Turner Valley, AB, was left with not much more than abandoned wells and an out-of-date processing plant; from the ashes, a fresh new crop of entrepreneurs is emerging and redefining this former boomtown.

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.