The Lakehead University Aboriginal Mentorship Program and Reach Up! Northern Community Sport and Leadership Program traveled to Bearskin Lake First Nation on June 15-17 to spend time with youth in the area. The Aboriginal Mentorship Program (AMP) was established at Lakehead University in October 2013. Through AMP, Lakehead University mentors are able…
The Reach Up! Northern Community Sports and Leadership Program had another great weekend spending time with youth in Sioux Lookout, Pelican Falls and Lac Seul First Nation communities on May 3-6th. Reach Up! is a collaborative initiative between Lakehead University Athletics and Wasaya Airways to provide on-site instruction in sport-specific coaching and…
Reach Up! is a collaborative initiative between Lakehead University Athletics and Wasaya Airways to provide on-site instruction in sport-specific coaching and general leadership strategies for youth in Northern Ontario First Nations communities serviced by Wasaya Airways. Program visits feature discussions between Lakehead coaches and community coaches/leaders on how to grow and sustain…
Lakehead athletics Reach Up! Program was back in action this month with a local event with the Matawa Learning centre on June 13th. Approximately 12 Matawa students, along with Lakehead Students, participated in a fun day of playing Rugby on the athletics fields at Lakehead University. The Reach Up! program helps encourage Aboriginal youth…
In the first Reach Up! trip since re-launching in January, Lakehead University sent five Thunderwolves to Wunnumin Lake in March for two days of fun and activities with local youth. Hockey players Andrew Wilkins, Luke Maw, Justin McDonald and skier Lucas Shewen, along with program coordinator Adam Kates made the trek courtesy…
Lakehead University Athletics is renewing its partnership with Wasaya Airways to continue the Reach Up! program with First Nation communities in the North. Reach Up! brings coaches and athletes from Lakehead’s hockey, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, Nordic skiing, track and field, and cross country ski teams to Northern communities to hold sports clinics…
Wrestling coach Francis Clayton traveled to Whitedog over the weekend to deliver a wrestling clinic to 20 local youth as part of Lakehead’s Reach up! program. Varsity wrestler Megan Smith also helped facilitate the day of teaching on the mat, held at Mizhakiiwetung Memorial School (MMS). This clinic was a…
