Chesapeak Shores is continuing its run in the Oceanside region, filming the sixth and final season of the show in Parksville May 8 through 14. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Chesapeake Shores returning to Parksville filming of final season

May 5, 2022 | 11:45 AM

PARSKVILLE — A popular Hallmark Channel series is setting up camp once more in Oceanside.

Chesapeake Shores will take over large sections of Parksville Community Park, beginning Sunday, May 8 through Saturday, May 14.

The time span includes setup and take down with dedicated filming days on the Wednesday and Thursday.

“Park users should expect intermittent road detours to allow for filming,” the City of Parksville noted in a release. “As usual, Chesapeake Shores will have security and traffic control personnel on site and signage will be posted at the entrance to the park.”

Areas on the waterfront will be used by the production including the walkway and gazebo area along with the nearby washrooms.

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The show is a regular fixture in the Oceanside region with several established filming locations from Parksville and Qualicum Beach part of the show’s identity.

Its presence in the community though will be winding down as Chesapeake Shores was extended for a sixth and final season, which is due to premiere in the summer.

Equipment lines a Qualicum Beach street during the season five filming of Chesapeake Shores in April 2021. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Chesapeake Shores was also one of the first productions of its size to come to Vancouver Island during the COVID-19 pandemic, filming season five of the show in Parksville and Qualicum in spring 2021.

They are major economic drivers for each community with hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into the local economy through a variety of different businesses.

“(Productions) come over and they book thousands of hotel room nights, each one of those people is given per diem to go out and eat dinner or do whatever,” Joan Miller, film commissioner for the Vancouver Island North Film Commission told NanaimoNewsNOW in April 2021.

“It goes into the laundromats, the stores to buy this and that, especially on a series when you’re going to be here for months and months.”

The show has also helped generate some spin-off tourism with fans visiting the area to check out locations used.

Producers were also discussing the idea of a “Chesa-con” convention to connect fans with cast and crew on Vancouver Island post-pandemic.

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