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The Punctual Patron Under the Woodshed
Photos and Short Stories

The Punctual Patron Under the Woodshed

A look at the daily routines and peanut-eating habits of a local woodchuck living beneath a backyard woodshed in the Canadian suburbs.
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Discover paintings, ceramics, photography, textiles, and handmade works all priced under $100 in Winnipeg. One weekend only, August 13–16, experience an affordable art show celebrating creativity and local talent.
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Winnipeg Under $100 Art Show: Tickets on sale now!

Winnipeg’s Under $100 Art Show features 100 artists across 20,000 square feet of exhibition space.
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Beautiful red leaves are finally emerging on young apple saplings after a slow start this May.
Photos and Short Stories

Apple Tree Seedlings Take Root

Second-year apple trees started from seed indoors are successfully adapting to their first outdoor spring season.
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Fresh buds on raspberry canes signal that the backyard growing season is officially underway this May.
Food Security and Innovation

Waiting on the Green: Raspberries

Budding raspberry canes bring the first signs of life to grow boxes after a slow spring start.
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Nature’s Hidden Architecture
Photos and Short Stories

Nature’s Hidden Architecture

This close-up view reveals a gorgeous, almost alien structure of splintered fibers and hollowed-out chambers.
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Watching the slow emergence of Saskatoon berry buds brings a welcome sign of life this May.
Food Security and Innovation

Saskatoon Berries: Waiting on the Wild Side

Saskatoon berry bushes are running nearly a week behind, but buds are finally beginning to open.
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Watching the fuzzy grey buds turn into bright yellow catkins signals the true start of spring. These yellow pussy willow blooms offer critical nutrition to local pollinators when food sources are scarce.
Community Garden

Early Food for the Bees

Blooming pussy willow catkins provide a vital source of early-season pollen for emerging native bees.
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Celebrate Canada Day in Melgund Township with live music, local food, artists, vendors and family fun at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Complex on July 1. Enjoy performances by Gerry and Tanya McArthur, Walter and Friends, and more.
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Join Us! Volunteer for Canada Day 2026 in Melgund Township!

Experience the magic of Northwestern Ontario this July with live music, local crafts, and incredible community spirit.
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Hundreds of rural public sector workers face immediate financial ruin as the Government of Canada prepares to dismantle its regional agricultural network. The aggressive $394-million spending cuts have triggered a massive revolt from small-town mayors and union leaders, who are fiercely condemning the destruction of local economies and the implementation of draconian federal gag orders. With generational public infrastructure facing total abandonment, rural communities are demanding an immediate halt to what they call a reckless betrayal of Canada's agricultural heartland.
Food Security and Innovation

Rural towns rally as federal farming cuts threaten hundreds of jobs and spark secrecy concerns

Hundreds of public sector farming jobs are on the line as local mayors slam federal gag orders blocking research station staff from speaking out.
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Vibrant red flowers will soon decorate our land while thousands of other seeds finish their winter nap.
Community Garden

Little Sprouts, Big Ambitions

Our Milkweed To Market Journey Begins with Blood Flower Milkweed
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Upcoming Events

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is inviting residents and land users in the area of Canada's proposed Deep Geological Repository for used nuclear fuel to participate in a Diet and Land-Use Survey. The information collected will help inform local perspectives as the project moves through the federal regulatory process.

The survey can be completed online or through an in-person interview at the Ignace Learn More Centre. It is open until September 7, 2026, and participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of twenty C$125 gift cards redeemable at local businesses.
The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!
The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!

ART BORUPS CORNERS SOCIETY

Art Borups Corners is a non-profit arts incubator based in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. We bring artists, youth, and local residents together through hands-on creative projects, workshops, and storytelling rooted in everyday life in the North. Our focus is on making space for people to try things, share skills, and build confidence through art that grows out of where they live.


We’re also a place for testing ideas and working across different ways of making — from land-based practice to digital work and everything in between. Much of what we do happens through partnerships and shared projects, connecting local creative work with wider conversations while keeping things grounded, practical, and community-led.


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ESTABLISHED WITH FUNDING FROM

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This program was seeded with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse program. This program allowed us to explore strategic arts innovation, capacity building and new technologies. Programming was also supported by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program and the Province of Ontario. We thank them for their support.

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Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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