Dominion Diving Goes Hollywood: Jesse Stone Production Filmed At Dartmouth Facilities.

The eighth instalment of the made-for-television movie, Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt, starring Tom Selleck began production on May 20 in Halifax Nova Scotia. The series has been filmed in and around Nova Scotia since 2004 with locations across Halifax and Mahone Bay as the fictional Paradise Massachusetts.

Dominion Diving’s Marine Operations Terminal in Dartmouth was used as a base location for various scenes in the latest movie. Dominion was able to offer some of their towing resources by transporting a large abandoned vessel from across the harbor which was used in filming, a number of their floating barges and lighting equipment, and an assortment of nautical props.

President of Dominion Diving, Matthew Lohnes also tried his hand at acting when he operated a Cigarette boat for an action scene with the evil villain. Actor, director Tom Selleck kept a fast pace with his guns a-blazing. Also on site, Bobby Carradine, known for his role in the Lizzie McGuire show and Return of The Nerds, kept everyone’s spirits alive with humor despite the poor weather during the crews visit.

Although Dominion Diving has worked with this film crew on previous movie shoots, including the removal of a sunken car driven off the cliff at the “Ovens”, they still take pleasure in the interesting challenges and opportunities which it presents. “This is a completely different kind of work for us”, says Shawn MacPhail, Operations Manager at Dominion Diving. “We welcome the opportunity to work within different natures of business, and provide our professional services to new and old clients alike.