Ladysmith, originally Oyster Harbour,[3] is a town located on the 49th parallel north on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Dunsmuir, owner of coal mines in the Nanaimo area, needed a location to house the families of his miners.

In 1900, Dunsmuir renamed the town in honour of the British lifting the siege of Ladysmith in South Africa (28 February 1900) during the Second Boer War.

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada first saw active service in the summer of 1912 when rallies by striking coal miners in the area around Nanaimo led to rioting.

[citation needed] In 2017, Ladysmith's historic First Avenue was named the best street in Canada by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

[8] According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Ladysmith included:[9] The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle, a weekly community paper on Vancouver Island with a circulation of 1,898, has been printed locally and was founded in 1908.

Davis Road Elementary School (Kindergarten to Grade 7) was open from 1963 until June 2014 when it was closed due to being over capacity.

He furthermore detailed that while the filming does create disruptions such as the temporary closures of streets, the show's crew makes every effort to be as respectful as possible.