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"I constantly need a new challenge.” That's what Seamus O'Regan told me and I believe him. Happy in the Haven’hood Every spring for the past four years, the South Now, if you're like me, it's hard to imagine anything more Shore of Nova Scotia has played the role of Haven challenging than interviewing everyone from OSCAR® in the hit Syfy/Showcase series. Communities winners to world leaders, disseminating the news as it from Peggy’s Cove to Lunenburg and all spots in happens and tackling critical current events on a daily basis (not between double for Stephen King’s Maine. to mention the 3 AM alarm), but after 10 years in the Canada AM Spectacular scenery and interesting architec- co-host's chair he was ready for the next chapter. ture provide the perfect backdrop. Throw in an existing crew and infrastructure base, Fair to say he's found what he was looking for — as not only the along with a competitive tax jurisdiction and executive vice president, communications, for The Stronach Group (à it’s easy to see why they began production la Frank and Belinda) but also as media innovator in residence at here back in 2010. Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone and RTA School of Media in We were thrilled to learn they would the Faculty of Communication & Design. return again this year to film season five and we were over the moon to discover And as if having two new jobs wasn’t enough, Seamus continues his their episode order had doubled to 26. role alongside Olympian Clara Hughes as an ambassador for Bell Let’s “It’s been enormously helpful that Talk (a charitable campaign dedicated to mental health), and he's added South Shore communities have been co-chair of the Where Once They Stood We Stand campaign for The very supportive of the show,” shared Rooms (Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial art gallery, archives executive producer David MacLeod of and museum) to his resume. Already a proud member of The Rooms Chester’s Big Motion Pictures. “The board of directors, he'll co-chair with General Rick Hillier this multi-year length of the shooting schedule and plan to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont- the amount of money spent in Nova Hamel and the First World War. Scotia will increase dramatically this year.” So will the number of folks who “We have a duty to that event. We have a duty to those people who fell for visit the area just to see where the us and I think that 100 years later we will do right by them.” O’Regan series is filmed. All that worldwide shared that pledge along with the confession that this continued work, success means a win for us here in coupled with his many speaking engagements and charitable efforts, give the Haven’hood too – wahoo! him all the more reason to return home. A fiercely proud Newfoundlander and Labradorian, it’s something he’s been compelled to do his whole life. 1. Executive producer Shawn Piller directs a “I made it a real mission of mine. If work was going to take me away then stunt during filming of Haven, season five. 2. I would find ways to get back home. It's like a gravitational pull.” Haven star Adam Copeland (left) talks shop with executive producers Lloyd Segan and David MacLeod (right) 3. The Haven gang share a moment on the beach in Hubbards: (l-r) A numbers game... executive producers Gabrielle Stanton and Matt McGuinness, star Emily Rose, Syfy’s original ONE best piece of life advice? Be yourself. programming manager Claire Sharood, executive producer Shawn Piller, and (keeping watch) star TWO for the road: cross country car trip – who’s your co-pilot? Lucas Bryant. 4. The hard-working Haven crew sets up a shot, including Nathan’s famous blue My brother. He’s a navigator in the Royal Canadian Navy, so that’s who Bronco, on the beach. 5. Director of photography you want as your co-pilot. Eric Cayla (left) with Nova Scotia actors Richard Donat and John Dunsworth, who have been playing brothers Vince and Dave Teagues since the THREE for the show: your choice triple bill – what’s playing? Star show’s inception. 6. At the Haven studio in Chester Wars (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Lord of the Rings: with (l-r) line producer Ginny Jones Duzak, Fellowship of the Ring (2001). (For the record, Seamus is a movie buff executive producer David MacLeod of Chester’s Big Motion Pictures, and Haven production designer and narrowing it down to three was really, really hard) Jennifer Stewart. 7. Haven shooting at yet another gorgeous South Shore location. FOUR seasons: which one is your favourite? Depends on where you are... in Goose Bay it would be winter because they have good winters there. I think I’m a late spring kind of guy, before it gets too hot. Haven stars Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour. The show airs on Syfy in the U.S., on Showcase in Canada, and in approximately FIVE-alarm fire: five things you would take? My copy of 190 countries worldwide. Find Haven online: www.syfy.com/haven, Fellowship of the Ring signed by the entire cast of Lord of the www.showcase.ca/haven, facebook.com/haven, twitter.com/syfy. Rings, my piece of the core from the original Voisey’s Bay find, All photography by Michael Tompkins. my piece of the Berlin Wall, my graduation pictures from Stephanie Beaumont is the president, CEO & creative director of Sea and Cambridge and my X-ring. be Scene – an entertainment-based magazine-style website designed to celebrate the four Atlantic provinces. She’s also the executive producer and host of SEA AND BE SCENE TV broadcasting on Bell Aliant FibreOP’s Community ONE. Visit seaandbescene.com and follow her on Twitter Follow Seamus O’Regan on Twitter @SeamusOReagan @SeaAndBeScene More info: stronachgroup.com, therooms.ca, letstalk.bell.ca Photo by Rick O’Brien, rickobrienphotographer.com Feedback: [email protected]; @SeaAndBeScene; @AtlanticBus; @ABM_Editor; #InTheSpotlight

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