CBC's virtual road trip series Land of Living Stories explores the hidden gems across Saskatchewan. Reporter Janani Whitfield hit the road to Carlyle in search of inspiring stories of community spirit. 

When Dawn Faber heard that the beloved annual Dickens festival in her community of Carlyle, Sask., might have to fold, she was aghast.

"We can't let this festival die. It brings so much into our town," she remembers thinking two years ago.

At that time, volunteer numbers were starting to flag after…