Portage gets its very own fitness centre

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Portage Atlantic is pleased to announce that a brand new fitness centre will soon be built at Cassidy Lake, thanks to a very generous donation from the late Dr. William Lewis of Nova Scotia. It’s no secret that physical activity can help improve physical health, mental health, and academic performance, and this new addition to… Read more »

Outward Bound: “If I can do this, I can succeed at recovery too”

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Six adventurous and persistent young women who are nearing the end of the residential phase of their rehabilitation treatment program at Portage Elora went on a week-long, and somewhat rainy Outward Bound expedition in Algonquin Park in September. “The girls had a great time and learned so many things,” stated Sarah Connolly, Portage Elora’s Outward… Read more »

For youth and by youth, “La Rive” raises awareness about drug addiction

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Since it was established in 2004, a number of graduates of the Portage adolescent programs in the Montréal region have benefited from the “La Rive” project, a social reintegration program through which participants develop their employability skills through the production of a multimedia play, performed in schools and youth centres in the local community. Still… Read more »