From Consumers to Creators: How the Bathurst Makerspace and Skills Hub is creating opportunity for a community

From young learners to seniors, Ampere’s Bathurst Makerspace and Skills Hub is transforming access to technology, creativity, and connection—building a more confident, inclusive community where everyone can learn, create, and belong.

Ampere’s work is based on our Lifecycle model, with our learners in the middle. As they learn and grow, they can leverage education, assets and opportunities that help them realize success. Meet Lifecycle superstar Talia Metuq, and check out her story!

Ampere sat down with Kawartha Makes participant Luke Weiler and Make Stuff Move Owner Dan Kitchen to learn more about the program and the opportunities it is creating for young people in Kawartha Lakes.

In a 1990s Grade 10 computer science classroom in Lindsay, Ontario, Rob Mathers wasn’t just teaching computers, he was building confidence, curiosity, and belonging. Today, his legacy lives on through Ampere and the newly named Mathers Room, a lasting tribute to a teacher whose impact continues to ripple far beyond the classroom.

ᐅᑐᐱᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2025−ᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓇᐅᕐᒪᑕ Old Crow−ᒥᑦ, ᔫᑳᓐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ Ampere−ᑯᑦ ᐃᔨᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓯᐅᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ STEAM ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓ!

ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒦᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒥᓗ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ Ampere−ᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᓯᐅᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ STEAM−ᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔫᓕᐅᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐊᑖᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᑖᓂᑦ!

Ampere−ᑯᑦ (ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᙱᒌᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ), ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᒧᐊᕐ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᕗᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 2025−ᒥᑦ ᑕᓂᐅᓪ ᒧᐊᕐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ.

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑖᓂ Ampere-ᖑᔫᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓂᑦ ᕋᐃᐊᓐ ᐆᓕᕗ.

Be curious, get messy and make something amazing while celebrating innovation, creativity and community on Aug. 16 at the Kawartha Lakes Makerspace.