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A Hub for Arts & Climate Innovation

The Arts Incubator Team July 1, 2025
Forge your green future! Eco-Innovators Journey: where your choices spark climate solutions with AI's help.

The Eco-Innovator’s Journey

The Arts Incubator Team June 23, 2025
ECO-STAR accelerates climate innovation by uniting AI, Indigenous wisdom, circular design, and regenerative business models.

From CO-STAR to ECO-STAR

The Arts Incubator Team June 12, 2025
Get ready to soak up the vibrant atmosphere at Melgund Township's first Summer Market this July 1st. Discover unique treasures from local artists and businesses during the silent auction, savor delicious food, and enjoy lively performances.

Melgund Township Summer Event on July 1st

The Arts Incubator Team June 10, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Enigma’s Rotors A full set of Enigma rotors, showcasing the sophisticated mechanics behind WWII's most famous cipher.

Enigma’s Rotors

July 6, 2025
Enigma: The Code Machine Every key on this Enigma Machine held wartime secrets. A close-up of cryptographic history.

Enigma: The Code Machine

July 5, 2025
The Eco-Innovator’s Journey Forge your green future! Eco-Innovators Journey: where your choices spark climate solutions with AI's help.

The Eco-Innovator’s Journey

June 23, 2025
Building an Art Idea Generator Get fresh, AI-generated art prompts for painting, photography, video, and experimental digital art—free and online.

Building an Art Idea Generator

June 18, 2025

From the Land Lab

The Low-Growing Delights A close look at Dwarf Red Raspberries, a focus of our art and storytelling project on native plants.

The Low-Growing Delights

July 5, 2025
Wild Blueberry Watch Northwestern Ontario blueberries, just starting to turn. Soon they'll be perfectly ripe for picking!

Wild Blueberry Watch

July 4, 2025
Saskatoon Season Beckons Nature's candy: Saskatoon berries are almost here! We're tracking their progress with one of our arts projects this year.

Saskatoon Season Beckons

July 4, 2025
Dill: A Taste of Memory Delicate dill plants are thriving in the Living Lab's community garden, a returning favorite from last year's pilot program.

Dill: A Taste of Memory

June 26, 2025

Community Programs

Welcoming a Fresh New Platform Refreshing our online space to better connect with communities and share the latest from our arts and sustainability programs. Thanks for your patience as we build something new!

Welcoming a Fresh New Platform

June 25, 2025
New Pavilion for Food, Arts, and Community Events Construction almost complete! The new Melgund Township Pavilion is ready to become the heart of our community's food, arts, and gathering events. Photo: Terri Bell

New Pavilion for Food, Arts, and Community Events

June 23, 2025
No More Garbage Gaps for Northern Volunteers Tired of volunteer headaches at your waste station? Our new WordPress plugin makes managing monthly shifts effortless. Get organized, boost sign-ups, and keep your community clean!

No More Garbage Gaps for Northern Volunteers

June 10, 2025
Ignite & Innovate Capturing the view from inside a decaying tree stump. We're having a great time with our land-based activities and living lab, capturing the world around us from he inside out.

Ignite & Innovate

June 10, 2025

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Echoes Beneath the Dome

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That classic Drouillard Avenue look in Windsor. Old brick and a vibrant storefront speak to the street's enduring charm.

Drouillard Avenue Echoes

Jamie Bell July 6, 2025
The iconic "Nutty Club" ghost sign. A sweet piece of advertising and history painted on an old building.

Old Signs of Winnipeg: Nutty Club

Jamie Bell July 6, 2025