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Northwestern Ontario Living Lab
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Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario is a region defined by its vast landscapes, resilient communities, and growing creative movement. Projects like Art Borups Corners and The Arts Incubator are helping shape a new era of collaboration and artistic innovation across the North. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, these initiatives foster interdisciplinary creation, digital arts, and community-based projects that reflect the unique spirit of Northern Ontario. From Melgund Township to Borups Corners and Dyment, Northwestern Ontario is emerging as a vibrant hub where artists and residents work together to strengthen cultural identity and expand opportunities for creative growth across the region.

On November 11, we remember those who served, honour the fallen and reflect on the human cost of war.
Community Lens

Remembrance Day: Remembering Those Who Served

Remembering the lives, service and sacrifices behind the poppy. Lest we forget.
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The most rewarding part of these improvements is thinking about all the things they will support down the road. More gardening days, outdoor workshops, seasonal activities and opportunities for people to get involved are all part of the picture. Thank you to everyone who contributes their time, skills and support to making these community spaces useful and welcoming.
Community Garden

Living Lab and Community Garden: A place for everything

See what's growing at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Park as they add new garden infrastructure.
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Dyment and Borups Corners are the closest communities to the proposed NWMO nuclear waste repository and the most severely impacted. Join us at Dyment Recreation Hall on November 9 to learn more about the project and the concerns being raised locally and across Canada.
Melgund Township

Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste and Our Communities: Come Out and Learn More

Join us at Dyment Recreation Hall to discuss the controversial NWMO nuclear waste project and its implications.
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The lower level of the Dyment Recreation Hall was busy on October 28 with engaging community workshops on Alternative Means for Canada's Deep Geological Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel.
News

Nuclear waste DGR workshops engage with community

Melgund residents participate in NWMO workshops examining potential utility corridors and transportation connections for the proposed DGR.
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We're thinking about the things we leave behind. Birch bark, clay, small artworks and stories all have their own ways of surviving. This experiment is about bringing a few of those materials together and seeing what they might become.
Northern Ontario Arts

Materials Research: Clay Tubes, Birch Bark Stories and the Art of Keeping Things

A local clay and ceramics study exploring handmade containers for art, memory and future generations.
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The controversial proposed nuclear waste deep geological repository is the focus of an October 28 workshop at Dyment Community Hall. The session invites community input on facility layout, infrastructure, water management, waste areas and potential future land use.
Borups Corners

DGR Project: Join the Melgund Community Workshop on October 28

Community members are invited to discuss utility corridors, water management, accommodation camps and waste facilities.
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A detailed 3D model on display inside the mobile unit illustrates how surface facilities connect to the underground repository deep within the rock.
Melgund Township

Burgers, Big Rigs, and Bigger Questions about Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario

Melgund Township welcomed the NWMO Mobile Learn More Centre for community Q&As, interactive exhibits, and a local BBQ.
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From wildlife to portraits and familiar scenes, Dryden artist Shirley Franklin’s paintings capture moments that invite a second look. Her work can be seen at Dyment Recreation Hall until the end of October.
Exhibitions

A month of paintings at Dyment Hall

See paintings by Dryden artist Shirley Franklin at Dyment Recreation Hall throughout October.
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What does a young lynx do in October? Hunting, travelling and preparing for life in the winter forest.
Borups Corners

The Young Lynx of October

A young lynx navigates Northwestern Ontario's boreal forest as autumn gives way to winter.
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For anyone who thought paint was only meant for traditional canvases, here’s your sign to grab some wood scraps and get messy.
Recreation

Turning Simple Wooden Offcuts into Bold Canvas Slices

A quick look at how simple hand-painted wood slices can inspire your next colorful craft project.
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Latest News and Updates

  • Remembrance Day: Remembering Those Who Served
  • Living Lab and Community Garden: A place for everything
  • Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste and Our Communities: Come Out and Learn More
  • More Time, More Voices: Public Comments Extended on Nuclear Waste Proposal
  • Nuclear waste DGR workshops engage with community

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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

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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