Filming
Wilby Wonderful was filmed from 21 July to 25 August 2003 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. It was largely shot at a decommissioned Canadian Forces station, dubbed "Camp Wilby" by cast and crew. While Wilby is never explicitly located in the film, Daniel MacIvor has acknowledged its similarities to his birthplace of Cape Breton.
The original title was Honey and the town was named after that, but when a movie of the same name came out, Daniel MacIvor decided for Wilby instead as a reference to hope and to the future.
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