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The Reality of Jackfish Lake Where the line between fiction and reality blurs. This is the real Jackfish Lake in Northwestern Ontario—the very setting for our book, The Jackfish Trail Challenge. If you're driving the Trans-Canada Highway, stop in and explore the trails yourself!

Where the line between fiction and reality blurs. This is the real Jackfish Lake in Northwestern Ontario—the very setting for our book, The Jackfish Trail Challenge. If you're driving the Trans-Canada Highway, stop in and explore the trails yourself!

The Reality of Jackfish Lake

Art Borups Corners October 21, 2025

Jackfish Lake is real! This stunning Northwestern Ontario location inspired The Jackfish Trail Challenge story.

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The Jackfish Trail Challenge

Art Borups Corners October 20, 2025

The Jackfish Trail is broken, and so are their bonds. Can three clashing friends rebuild the path,...

The Centre’s Bright Future This engaging narrative is a direct result of the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program, an initiative designed to nurture local talent and share regional stories. Led by the Art Borups Corners collective, the program provides valuable resources and guidance for emerging writers like Jamie Bell, helping them bring their creative visions to life and connect with wider audiences.

This engaging narrative is a direct result of the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program, an initiative designed to nurture local talent and share regional stories. Led by the Art Borups Corners collective, the program provides valuable resources and guidance for emerging writers like Jamie Bell, helping them bring their creative visions to life and connect with wider audiences.

The Centre’s Bright Future

Art Borups Corners October 20, 2025

Their beloved youth centre faces closure! A new teen leader must galvanise her divided team for a...

From Manuscript to Media Asset

Where Dignity Grows is a collection of short stories about dignity and kindness To mark two decades of promoting dignity and kindness, youth, artists and community volunteers from Art Borups Corners and Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada launched a heartwarming community arts project. The groups, with funding from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program, worked with youth and artists to explore introductory storytelling as part of their summer program, and decided to publish a collection of 20 short stories.

From Manuscript to Media Asset

Art Borups Corners October 17, 2025

How Digital-First Infrastructure Is Redefining Storyteller Development Beyond the Blank Page This past summer at The Art Borups...

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The Chat That Broke

Art Borups Corners October 16, 2025

In their private chat, a secret AI moderator is turning friend against friend. One teen knows the...

The System as Curriculum Interdisciplinary capacity is the new creative skill—artists learning systems, not just mediums, through hands-on creation.

Interdisciplinary capacity is the new creative skill—artists learning systems, not just mediums, through hands-on creation.

The System as Curriculum

Art Borups Corners October 16, 2025

In Northwestern Ontario, artists are transforming tools into classrooms and building creative fluency across disciplines and technologies.

Lena’s Strong Game

Art Borups Corners October 15, 2025

Lena feels her strong body sets her apart. But self-acceptance sparks a game-changing power! Can she help...

From StartUP to SustainUP The Sovereign Stack redefines innovation for Northern Ontario’s arts sector—building creative capacity through local ownership and sustainable tools.