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The picturesque bedroom community north of Toronto, population 663, is also known as B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� for being the site of many key locations in the hit comedy series of the same name. It has attracted busloads of international tourists hoping to see the sets and stars.

Locals have also rallied around the show, setting up lawn chairs to watch filming, bringing baked goods and pizza to the stars on set, and holding B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址�-themed spirit days at the primary school.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been an economic boost to Goodwood,B次元官网网址� Dave Barton, mayor of GoodwoodB次元官网网址檚 township of Uxbridge, said in a recent phone interview.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 a real sense of pride and weB次元官网网址檙e very sad to see it go.B次元官网网址�

The next season thatB次元官网网址檚 set for January on CBC and Pop TV is the sixth and final one for the acclaimed series, which was co-created by father-and-son stars Eugene and Daniel Levy. Catherine OB次元官网网址橦ara and Annie Murphy star alongside them as the formerly wealthy Rose family who now live in a motel in a town they once bought as a joke.

The motel sits on the side of a highway west of Uxbridge, in the Hockley Valley region. ItB次元官网网址檚 also become a tourist attraction, although many interior scenes are shot at a Toronto studio.

But the key spot for fans, some who call themselves B次元官网网址淪chittheads,B次元官网网址� is Goodwood, a hamlet where several B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� landmarks sit opposite each other at one main intersection: auto shop BobB次元官网网址檚 Garage, general store Rose Apothecary, and the diner Cafe Tropical.

Then thereB次元官网网址檚 SchittB次元官网网址檚 Creek Town Hall down the street and various other Goodwood locations used for filming every June.

B次元官网网址淚 remember season 1, we had to approach this town and tell them, B次元官网网址榊ou are going to be SchittB次元官网网址檚 Creek,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� Daniel Levy, who is also the showrunner, said in a recent on-set interview in Goodwood.

B次元官网网址淎nd I think it took a lot of blind faith on the part of the town to believe us when we said, B次元官网网址榃e will be doing this place justice and we will be honouring small-town life in your city.B次元官网网址� And they were behind us from Day 1.B次元官网网址�

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Levy said they chose Goodwood because it fit their need for what looks like B次元官网网址渁 single-intersection townB次元官网网址� that has a quaintness, timelessness, warmth and care for its people and properties.

Goodwood resident Sue Skovhoj admitted she was initially skeptical about the moniker of B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� for the affluent area, which comprises a mix of new gated neighbourhoods, century homes from the 1800s, and farms.

B次元官网网址淢aybe it felt a little bit like a slight against Goodwood,B次元官网网址� she said.

But that quickly dissipated when the cast and crew proved themselves to be polite, helpful and community-oriented.

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AnninaB次元官网网址檚 Bakeshop, which sits at the same intersection as the three main SchittB次元官网网址檚 landmarks, was the setB次元官网网址檚 caterer from seasons 1-5 and has seen the cast drop in occasionally.

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Owner Marco Cassano said business spiked recently as fans flooded the area to see the set one last time, and as the showB次元官网网址檚 presence on Netflix made it an international phenomenon.

B次元官网网址淚t increased business but it also made it chaotic, especially this season,B次元官网网址� he said.

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Indeed, the show has put Goodwood on the map B次元官网网址� literally.

A Google Maps search of B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� brings up the location of BobB次元官网网址檚 Garage as well as the site of the motel.

On a recent Sunday afternoon, dozens of die-hards from around Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. clogged the four-corner intersection hoping to catch a glimpse of the cast.

About 95 of those fans were part of SchittCon, an event organized by Louise Downs, the Halifax-based creator of the 14,000-member B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 Creek Fans Shoot The SchittB次元官网网址� Facebook group.

Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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