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Dyment

Dyment, Ontario, a small community in Melgund Township in Northwestern Ontario, serves as an important hub for arts and recreation in the region. Many events and programs hosted by Art Borups Corners take place in Dyment, bringing together local artists, youth, and community members to engage in creative projects, interdisciplinary workshops, and participatory arts initiatives. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, these programs strengthen cultural capacity, foster collaboration, and provide meaningful recreational opportunities in Northern Ontario. Through its work in Dyment, Art Borups Corners helps nurture local talent, build community connection, and expand access to arts and cultural experiences across Northwestern Ontario.

Melgund Township is home to two of Ontario’s smallest rural communities, Borups Corners and Dyment, each rooted in a long history of northern settlement and community life. Despite their size, both communities continue to stay active through local recreation, culture, and shared public spaces. Travellers passing through Northwestern Ontario are welcomed at the historic Dyment Community Hall, built in 1929, which remains a central gathering place and a familiar stop for those travelling across Canada on Highway 17.
Tourism

Visit Melgund Township in Northwestern Ontario

Visit Melgund Township in Northwestern Ontario, just off Highway 17 on Highway 603, offering a welcoming rural stop with rest facilities and seasonal cultural exhibits.
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Residents at Dyment Recreation Hall compared British disposal facility progress with Canada’s own deep geological repository program.
Photos and Short Stories

UK Nuclear Waste Services Joins Local Dialogue in Melgund

A successful evening at the Dyment Recreation Hall focused on UK nuclear waste planning and Canadian DGR program similarities.
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Squeezing these velvety soft catkins is the only acceptable way to celebrate the arrival of the mud.
Photos and Short Stories

Spring’s Fuzzy First Responders

Forget the calendar because the first sight of a pussy willow is the true start of spring.
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Residents gathered in Dyment for a well-attended presentation examining the proposed Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel and its potential local impacts.
Borups Corners

Melgund Township Hosts Nuclear Waste Presentations

Community Presentation in Melgund Township Highlights Nuclear Waste Proposal and Regulatory Oversight Residents of Melgund Township and Dyment gathered on Saturday morning for a special…
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IAAC Open House: Drop In and Learn More on April 22
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IAAC Open House: Drop In and Learn More on April 22

Take part in an Open House session on April 22, 2026 in Melgund Township with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
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Melgund Breakfast and Brunch on Saturday, March 28
Borups Corners

Melgund Breakfast and Brunch on Saturday, March 28

A Breakfast Program Serving Community Start your weekend right at the Community Breakfast and Brunch! Join friends and neighbours on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from…
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This year’s Spring Arts Exhibition at the Dyment Recreation Hall in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario proudly features the powerful work of local Borups Corners artist Leanne Nicholson. Rooted in the landscapes and traditions of Northwestern Ontario, Leanne’s striking mixed-media art—ranging from intricately painted skulls and antlers to expressive wildlife imagery—captures the spirit of the land in a way that is both raw and deeply moving. Her nature-inspired work blends visual arts and found natural materials, creating a unique artistic voice shaped by resilience, lived experience, and a deep connection to place. We are excited to showcase her work and celebrate local art, creativity, and community at this year’s exhibition.
Borups Corners

Spring Arts Exhibition Welcomes Leanne Nicholson

This year's spring arts exhibition features the work of local artist Leanne Nicholson.
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Walls That Talk
Photos and Short Stories

Walls That Talk

These plaques represent a century of service and a future filled with vibrant recreation, arts, and culture.
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Turn dense environmental reports into a connected network, revealing hidden relationships across science, safety, and policy.
Borups Corners

Mapping Nuclear Waste Impacts in 3D

Experience nuclear waste impact analysis in interactive 3D, combining AI-driven insights with intuitive visual storytelling.
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Melgund: Assessing Community Impacts and Agency
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Melgund: Assessing Community Impacts and Agency

A critical review of the NWMO's characterization of the Local Services Board of Melgund, highlighting the need for rigorous demographic data and infrastructure audits to…
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Latest Local News

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Get Involved!

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.
Join Art Borups Corners on July 18, 2026 at the Dyment Recreation Hall for an evening of food, music, creativity, and community connection. Enjoy a community BBQ, connect with neighbours, and help imagine the future of local parks and greenspaces through drawing, mapping, storytelling, and conversation. Part of the national Everyone Outdoors Together initiative led by the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA).

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

Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse Logo

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.

PROGRAMMING SEEDED BY

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