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Saint John Fundraising Event

A unique fundraising event in the form of a three-course take-out dinner was held on October 7, 2021 at the Lily Lake Pavilion restaurant in Saint John. The organizing committee...
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The Portage Mobile

Have you seen this vehicle? For over 38 years, Nashwaaksis Lion, Bill Scott has featured many decals on his vehicles with a purpose of reaching vulnerable youth. The decals project...
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Annual Reconition Ceremony

A beautiful day for the Annual Portage Atlantic Reconition ceremony at Cassidy Lake today. 19 youth were recognized for their courage and determination to have taken the steps towards a...
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Portage’s 26th Golf Omnium at Club de Golf Royal Québec

While golf experienced an unprecedented interest during the pandemic, and despite everything being ready for the 26th Edition of the Golf Open in the Quebec City area, Mother Nature decided...
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Portage’s 23rd Golf Omnium at Club Laval-sur-le-Lac

After a difficult winter season and an unprecedented year, a day outdoors practising golf was just what everyone needed. The reinvented 23rd Edition of the Portage Golf Open took place...
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Graduation Day 2021 at Portage Lac Echo

Graduation Day 2021 at Portage Lac Echo On Tuesday, June 22nd 2021, Portage Lac Echo held an intimate graduation ceremony for three of Portage's anglophone program residents. This graduating class...
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ivari Helps Ontario Youth in Need

Portage Ontario is happy to announce a new partnership with ivari. One of Canada’s leading individual life insurance providers, the company made a generous donation of $20,000 in support of...
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Portage and Energy Valero Foundation of Canada Join Forces to Bring Mothers Happiness

For the past two years, the partnership between Portage and Energy Valero Foundation of Canada has made it possible to provide fun and recreational activities to Portage’s mother and child...
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Your Community Garden at Cassidy Lake

A Portage Atlantic and District N1 Lions Project. About Portage Atlantic The bilingual residential programs and services offered at Portage have helped thousands of Atlantic youth overcome their dependencies and...
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Portage “West Island” Celebrates 20 Years

Portage's Anglophone Youth Program (commonly known as the West Island program) welcomed its first resident on January 18, 2001. Since then, 988 Anglophone youth have come through its doors. "Imagine...
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The Users Committee of Montreal is Recruiting!

A short message of interest to all Portage residents, both current and past. Portage’s Users Committee (of Montreal) is looking for new passionate members to fill current vacancies. This committee...
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The 17th Edition of The Soirée des Grands Philanthropes: Sharing a Meal, Saving Lives

The 17th edition of the Soirée des Grands Philanthropes benefitting Portage was held on October 24, 2020. Due to Public Health directives, the winning formula of the annual event, which...
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100 Women Who Care for Portage

100 Women Who Care is a group of women who live in Rural Wellington County and each contributes $100 four times a year towards causes they care about. This past...
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Enhancement of the Recovery Trail

A wonderful visit on the Recovery Trail by Garth and Carol Christie. Portage Atlantic is very appreciative of their generous contribution for the enhancement of the Recovery Trail. Today we...
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Cassidy Way

July 2010 marked the launch of the Stride for Success Fundraiser with T4G's Future Focus Foundation. The fundraiser culminated with the construction of the Recovery Trail at the Cassidy Lake site. ...
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Pedal for Portage 2020: A Huge Success!

Portage Ontario hosted its third annual Pedal for Portage fundraiser this fall to raise funds for Portage’s residential drug addiction rehabilitation centre in Elora, Ontario. To date, the event has...
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Music Soothes the Soul

It is a well-known fact that music is an effective therapy that allows a person to escape, open up, heal, and find themself. At the Lac Écho Portage Drug Rehabilitation...
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Portage Atlantic Staff of The Year – Brett Gibson

The knowledge, dedication and commitment of Cassidy Lake’s multi-disciplinary staff team of teachers, clinicians, nurses and paraprofessionals, is one of Portage Atlantic’s strongest assets.  Every year, members of the staff team...