Tag: walpole island
Flashback Friday: Louie Blackbird
In the 1990s, Louie Blackbird was one of the areas top hockey players. A Walpole Island athlete who starred for the Petrolia Jets before embarking ... Read More
Sports And Reconciliation: Call To Action #91
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to action in order to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance ... Read More
Sports And Reconciliation: Call To Action #90
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to action in order to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance ... Read More
Sports And Reconciliation: Call To Action #89
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to action in order to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance ... Read More
Steve Tooshkenig Wants Indigenous Youth To Take The Lead In Sport, And Share Their Gifts
Steve TooshkenigGrowing up, golf was more than a game for Steve Tooshkenig. He hopes that other Indigenous youth will find their place in sport, and ... Read More
On The Line… With Janice Forsyth
On this episode of "On The Line" we speak with Janice Forsyth. Janice is an associate professor of sociology at Western University in London, where ... Read More
Olympic Hockey Player Brigette Lacquette Sends A Message To Walpole Island Athletes
Team Canada National women's hockey team member Brigette Lacquette sends a message to Indigenous youth in Walpole Island, encouraging them through sport. Lacquette was the ... Read More
Sports And Reconciliation: Call To Action #88
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to action in order to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance ... Read More
Dallas Soonias Sends A Message To Young Athletes From Walpole Island and Moraviantown
Dallas Soonias sends a message to Indigenous athletes from Walpole Island and Morviantown celebrating National Indigenous History Month. Soonias represented Canada's Senior Men's National Volleyball ... Read More
Taryn Jacobs: An Indigenous Role Model In The Making
Taryn Jacobs carries the puck for the Southwest Wildcats - Photo by CKSN.caTaryn Jacobs is one of the top women's hockey prospects in Southwestern Ontario. ... Read More
Sports And Reconciliation: Call To Action #87
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to action in order to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance ... Read More
If There Were A Women’s Draft For U16 Hockey Players… Here Are The Prospects
Taryn Jacobs of the Southwest Wildcats - Photo by CKSN.caIf there were a women's hockey draft equivalent of the OHL Draft, to enter a league ... Read More
Sad Time For Fanshawe’s Women’s Team Following Cancelled National Championships
Ashleigh LaBlance with the Fanshawe Falcons - Photo by Matt HiscoxAthletes work their entire lives to play in a National Championship. For the Fanshawe College ... Read More
Our Champions: Fanshawe Falcons Women’s Basketball
The Fanshawe Falcons celebrate an OCAA championship In a new feature, "Our Champions," we'll look at the areas team's who didn't get to finish their ... Read More