u/JulianOrlando

What does a small community in Northern Ontario have to do with the two World Wars? Everything.

McDougall Township, located near Parry Sound (about a three-hour drive north of Toronto), used to be home to large factories that produced millions of tons of explosives and byproducts during the two World Wars. It helped the Allies win.

I’m a Toronto Star/Metroland reporter based in Parry Sound. APTN News and our newsroom have posted a few stories about the property's history and what is happening with it right now.

You can find the stories here:

Torstar/Metroland: They made bombs here for two world wars. Now, a Toronto group eyes a resort for Parry Sound’s former Nobel plant lands.

ATPN’s War on the Land documentary.

Hope you find it interesting.