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Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario
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Across the vast, culturally rich landscapes of Northwestern Ontario and the broader Canadian North, a powerful creative movement is taking shape. From the intricate beadwork of the Anishinaabe and Dene to the striking sculptures of Inuit carvers and the digital art of a new generation, creativity in these regions has always been more than expression — it is storytelling, identity, and survival.
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What is ECO-STAR North?

A Framework for Decolonizing Northern Innovation and Building Data Sovereign Creative Economies Across the vast, culturally rich landscapes of Northwestern Ontario and the broader Canadian…
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Across the vast, culturally rich landscapes of Northwestern Ontario and the broader Canadian North, a powerful creative movement is taking shape. From the intricate beadwork of the Anishinaabe and Dene to the striking sculptures of Inuit carvers and the digital art of a new generation, creativity in these regions has always been more than expression — it is storytelling, identity, and survival.
ECO-STAR-North

E is for Environment

Think of Environment as the ground beneath your feet. Literally.
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With ECO-STAR North, we are building a sustainable future by supporting Arts, Creative, and Climate Entrepreneurship. We achieve this by blending community-based participatory research with the power of interdisciplinary arts and innovative, mixed-method applied artificial intelligence.
ECO-STAR-North

C is for Customer

We're adapting the idea of 'Customer' to mean 'Community' or 'Co-creator.'
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The ECO-STAR North program empowers a new generation of Arts, Creative, and Climate entrepreneurs. Our work is grounded in a unique fusion of community-based participatory research, interdisciplinary arts, and mixed-methodological approaches to applied AI research.
ECO-STAR-North

O is for Opportunity

If your idea is a seed, Opportunity is understanding the entire landscape where it might grow
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ECO-STAR North champions innovators working at the intersection of Arts, Creativity, and Climate solutions. Our methodology is a dynamic synthesis of community-led participatory research, transformative interdisciplinary arts, and ethical, mixed-method approaches to applied AI.
ECO-STAR-North

S is for Solution

A solution is more than just a good idea; it’s a well-crafted one.
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Incubating skills for a creative economy is the mission of ECO-STAR North, a program dedicated to Arts, Creative, and Climate Entrepreneurship. We support this vision through a powerful combination of community-based participatory research, interdisciplinary artistic practice, and applied AI research.
ECO-STAR-North

T is for Teamwork

The most resilient teams are often the most diverse, bringing together different life experiences and points of view.
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Through ECO-STAR North, we're creating new pathways for success in Arts, Creative, and Climate Entrepreneurship. Our foundation is built on a rich fusion of community-based participatory research, the creativity of interdisciplinary arts, and the potential of applied artificial intelligence.
ECO-STAR-North

A is for Advantage

Your advantage might be your unique voice, your deep community trust, your innovative process, or your radical commitment to your values. It’s the thing that…
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We are dedicated to supporting Arts, Creative, and Climate Entrepreneurship through the ECO-STAR North program. This work is made possible by weaving together community-based participatory research, the insights of interdisciplinary arts, and cutting-edge, mixed-method applied AI.
ECO-STAR-North

R is for Results

What will you accomplish in the first six months? What does success look like in a year?
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Our Work is to Reshape the Space
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Our Work is to Reshape the Space

Our work must begin with a critical reading of the spaces we seek to change. Who designed this space? For whom? Who feels safe here,…
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A magnificent White Admiral butterfly rests on a gravel path in Northern Ontario, showcasing its distinctive black wings with broad white bands and touches of orange.
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We Begin with the Land.

All Innovation is an Act of Place-Making Before the first line of code is written, before the first brushstroke is made, before the business plan…
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Upcoming Events

Celebrate Canada Day by showcasing your talents at the upcoming Dyment Community Craft Sale on July 1st! Held at the Dyment, Ontario Community Centre & Grounds from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, this vibrant community market is officially calling for local vendors, artisans, and creators to join the festivities. Organizers are currently seeking applications for a wide variety of booths, including handmade crafts, artisan goods, local produce, vintage & unique finds, and delicious eats. It is a fantastic opportunity for small businesses and hobbyists alike, offering both tables and tent spaces with no fee for tables. To learn more about booth information, request an application, or register for the event, interested vendors can contact Terri at 807-220-5177, email melgundlsb@gmail.com, or visit the official website at www.melundrecreation.ca. Make sure to submit your application before the deadline on June 25th. Don't miss out on this incredible celebration of creativity and community in Melgund Township!
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.
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).
Discover a growing collection of inspirational and motivational short stories from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, created to inspire hope, resilience, courage, and personal growth. These uplifting short stories and daily motivational reads are rooted in strong community values, dignity, integrity, perseverance, and leadership—reflecting life across the Prairies and Northern Ontario.

Each inspirational story delivers powerful life lessons, positive mindset reminders, and encouragement for self-improvement, mental strength, and purposeful living. Whether you’re searching for motivational stories for tough times, short stories about resilience and overcoming challenges, or inspirational reflections grounded in rural, northern, and Indigenous-informed community perspectives, this collection is designed to fuel optimism, confidence, and long-term success.

Through storytelling that highlights community leadership, youth empowerment, kindness, and values-based living, these inspirational short stories help readers in Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and beyond stay grounded, build inner strength, and move forward with clarity, hope, and possibility.

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 SUPPORTED BY

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