What is a Makerspace?

SGEI’s Makerspaces (located at the Rainy Lake and Kenora campuses) are collaborative spaces open to everyone. We offer a wide range of technology, craft supplies and equipment for anyone to use. SGEI provides the equipment, tools and supplies free of charge so you can get creating and making!

To familiarize yourself with our space, read the Makerspace Safety, Rules and Regulations.

Who can use our Makerspace?

Our Makerspace is open to absolutely everyone. To use the Makerspace, you can:

  1. Sign up for a workshop
  2. Drop in during open hours
  3. Book a private event

SGEI hosts a variety of free workshops, open to everyone. Stay-up-to-date with our upcoming workshops by subscribing to our monthly newsletter. Unable to attend a workshop in-person? Speak with one of our Makerspace Assistants about leftover materials for you to bring home a take-home DIY kit!

Come to the Makerspace during our open hours to work on your own project. All materials are provided free of charge. Contact one of our Makerspace Assistants for a complete list of machines, tools, software, and supplies available.

*Booking options coming soon*

Book our Rainy Lake Campus or Kenora Campus Makerspaces for a private event! We can host birthday parties, professional development sessions for your business or organization, a girls’ night gathering, and more! Request a guided craft or work on your own project. Contact one of our Makerspace Assistants directly to plan your private event.

What’s in our Makerspace?

Our Makerspace features a wide variety of tools, supplies, software, machines, technology and more! Below are some examples of what our Makerspace has to offer.

A group of four women around a table measuring and cutting fabric for ribbon skirts.

Craft supplies

Rainy Lake & Kenora

Sewing machines, fabric, sewing needles, beadwork

A Cricut cutter machine on a table.

Cricut machines

Rainy Lake & Kenora

Cricut machines and supplies

A man sitting at a desk adjusting audio controls in front of a soundproof room.

Audio lab

Rainy Lake

Our Audio lab is a fully equipped sound recording studio. Talk to our Makerspace Assistant about using this space.

A plastic 3D model of a winged dragon sitting in a 3D printer.

3D Printers

Rainy Lake & Kenora

Our Makerbot 3D printer extrudes plastic filament into layers that build a 3D print.

A laser engraver with wooden disks being engraved with the SGEI logo.

Laser Engraver/CNC Cutter

Rainy Lake & Kenora

Our Fusion Edge laser machine can laser engrave and cut a variety of materials.

Stack of four novels on a long table facing a window.

Book-making machines

Rainy Lake

SGEI has a lineup of machines, including a printer, binder, and professional page cutter for patrons to create their own books.

Two large monitors display Xbox and PlayStation menus.

Gaming consoles

Rainy Lake

PS4 and XBOX One X consoles

A video camera on a tripod pointing to a green screen.

Video equipment

Rainy Lake

Video green screen, camera, tripod and video editing equipment

A woman with a VR headset on.

AR/VR Technology

Rainy Lake & Kenora

Microsoft Holo Lens and Oculus Rift S

Contact Us

Rainy Lake Campus

Maggie LeMesurier
Makerspace Assistant
(807) 274-2796 x 1260
maggiel@7generations.org

Kenora Campus

Denise Brough
Makerspace Assistant
(807) 468-3096 x 3232
deniseb@7generations.org