You likely saw the ads asking for extras for an upcoming movie shoot in the area.
History Television Canada will invade Sauble Beach later this month to shoot a 90 minute docu-drama called Storming Juno.
A small strip of sand near Sauble Beach will stand in as Juno Beach — in Normandy, France where Canadian soldiers came ashore on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
Line Producer Sarah James says they scoured beaches across Ontario looking for just the right conditions — a long, wide strip of sand with plenty of dunes — and water that looked like the ocean.
She says the Lake Huron shoreline proved to be perfect and actually looks very similar to the English Channel.
James says they have no plans to take over the public portion of Sauble Beach but rather have been granted permission to shoot on a small strip owned by the Saugeen First Nation.
She says while Saving Private Ryan had a cast of thousands — this flick will have a cast of less than 30.
The crew, from Toronto, will be hold up in several motels in Sauble Beach during the shooting.
The company has also put out an all-call for local men to be extras in the movie to be shot June 21 to the 25th and will air November 11th.
