SGEI, NOIC partner to launch FEAST accelerator

Seven Generations Education Institute has partnered with the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre to launch a business accelerator for food entrepreneurs. The accelerator, named FEAST (Food Enterprises Advancement and SME Transformation), is a nine-to-twelve-month program for entrepreneurs in the Kenora and Rainy River regions. Each participant will have access to SGEI’s Kenora Campus commercial kitchen, mentorship […]

Seven Generations Education Institute has announced that it will be relocating its Sioux Lookout Campus. The campus has been delivering postsecondary programs, adult education, and Azhemiinigoziwin (Women’s Empowerment) programming in the Sioux Lookout region. SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay asserted that the move “reflects a strategic shift in where we deliver programming, not a permanent departure […]

Confederation College and Seven Generations Education Institute have partnered to bring Confederation programming to learners in the communities of Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake, and Sioux Lookout. In addition to this, SGEI will add two Confederation programs at its Rainy Lake and Kenora campuses this September. Confederation stated that it and SGEI will also […]

The Government of Ontario announced last week that it would be opening an apprenticeship exam testing centre in Kenora through a partnership between Seven Generations Education Institute and Skilled Trades Ontario. The centre will provide a location for apprentices to write exams locally, removing the need to travel to Thunder Bay. “The opening of a […]

At several postsecondary institutions across the country, staff and students have engaged in fundraising and volunteer efforts to support those in need. At Collège d’Alma, graduating nursing students and street workers in Alma have partnered to create an internship through which students will offer accessible care to vulnerable clientele within the community, while volunteers at […]

The Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) has partnered with the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) to open a new child-care centre on campus. The new centre will include 49 spaces for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. “Students and families will benefit from this facility and SGEI programming will be enhanced because of this partnership,” said […]

Seven Generations Education Institute has unveiled the new name for its main campus: Rainy Lake Campus. The institute renamed the campus following SGEI Board meetings discussing the importance of Indigenous self-determination. The campus is built on Agency One lands, which are held in common by the Agency One First Nations of Couchiching, Mitaanjigamiing, Naicatchewenin, and […]