An Illinois man is speaking out after being denied entry into Canada at the Fort Frances border crossing last month.
55-year-old Paul Pepper was part of a bus tour headed for a fishing lodge near Dryden and was questioned about a criminal report dating back to 1972.
Pepper claims charges laid were eventually dismissed, but was denied entry and forced to walk back to International Falls.
"I could believe the way the whole thing happened," says Pepper. "What gets me is that I've been to Canada for years before this. I never seen this coming."
Pepper has written to a variety of government agencies and the Canada Border Service Agency, but so far there's been no response.
