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Year two of our arts incubator land lab's food security program is in full swing! We've grown dozens of beautiful apple pippins from seed since February, excited to expand our sustainable agriculture project. But moving them outdoors brought an unexpected challenge: environmental shock! Seeing those dried, stressed leaves was a learning moment. We're now focused on helping them recover through careful "hardening off" – gradually reintroducing them to the outdoor environment. This means starting in a sheltered spot, slowly increasing their exposure to sun and wind, and ensuring consistent, proper watering.
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Sustainable Apple Care: Tips for Young Trees & Environmental Stress

Expanding our food security program, our land lab moved dozens of indoor-grown apple pippins outdoors. We faced unexpected environmental shock, leading to dried leaves.
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An overhead view of the Melgund Township recreation complex, which supports the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners and area in Northwestern Ontario.
Melgund Township

Melgund Local Service Board Approves Deck and Event Stage Funding, Discusses Financial Strategies

The Local Services Board of Melgund convened its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 7:00 pm at the community hall.
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In the crisp air of Northwestern Ontario, a blueberry bush unfurls its delicate beauty. These blossoms signal the start of a new season, a time when the landscape will be painted with the vibrant blue of ripening blueberries, a testament to the enduring beauty and natural abundance of this northern wilderness.

Wild Blueberries: Tiny Berries, Big Impact

In the woodlands of Northwestern Ontario, low bush blueberry plants are beginning to flower—marking the start of a season both eagerly anticipated and deeply rooted…
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Tiny blossoms and essential visitors! Our strawberry plants in the grow boxes are blooming, and we're keeping an eye out for all the beneficial insects that help turn these flowers into delicious berries. Every bloom brings us closer to a sweet harvest!

How to Keep Everbearing Strawberries Producing All Season Long

Witness the thriving strawberry patch in our raised garden beds, a key part of our sustainable agriculture initiative! These healthy plants are vigorously growing, contributing…
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White blossoms are appearing in our grow boxes, marking an exciting milestone! Our strawberries are starting to bloom, bringing us closer to a delicious harvest and reinforcing our commitment to local food security and sustainable agriculture.

Strawberry Blooms Signal Sweet Success in Community Grow Boxes!

White blossoms are appearing in our grow boxes, marking an exciting milestone! Our strawberries are starting to bloom, bringing us closer to a delicious harvest…
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Supporting Arts Organizations: Building Stronger Creative Communities Together
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Supporting Arts Organizations: Building Stronger Creative Communities Together

We help arts groups in Manitoba and Ontario build the internal strength they need to thrive.
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Nurturing growth in our community grow boxes. Inspired by successful projects, we're expanding our capacity for sustainable local food production this year!

Expanding Our Sustainable Grow Box Project for Abundant Harvests!

Our community's grow boxes are in phenomenal shape, marking another exciting year for sustainable agriculture and local food production!
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Ever wonder what challenges keep arts and recreation groups going in the remote parts of Northwestern Ontario? This report digs into it – from the tough recovery after the pandemic to dealing with all the online noise and keeping communities connected. It’s a look at what these vital organizations are up against.

Northwestern Ontario Nonprofits Face Significant Challenges

Ever wonder what challenges keep arts and recreation groups going in the remote parts of Northwestern Ontario? This report digs into it – from the…
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green is back! Feeling the energy of spring as trees burst into leaf in Northwestern Ontario. This vital growth reminds us of the importance of regenerative practices and ecological restoration for carbon sequestration and a sustainable landscape.
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Leaves Return to Northwestern Ontario

Spring is here in Northwestern Ontario! See how returning leaves showcase healthy ecosystems and the power of regenerative agriculture and tree planting for biodiversity, carbon…
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Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Local Food Production Activities Flourish in Northwestern Ontario

Exciting progress in Northwestern Ontario! Our sustainable agriculture pilot project, supported by Manitoba Agriculture and Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, enters phase two. See how overwintered…
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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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