Being Sober Makes Me Unique!
To drink or not to drink, is a question that often trots about our heads considering the latter is less encouraged when being...
Educating and Conveying Values Through Judo
The Portage Centre for adolescents in Saint-Malachie has been offering judo classes since 2014. Since then, more than 50 youth have discovered the...
The International Day of Friendship is Celebrated on July 30th.
The International Day of Friendship is a UNESCO initiative, which was revived by the United Nations General Assembly in 1997. Established on July...
7 Steps to Better Wellness
The International Day of Self-Care or Wellness was established on July 24, 2011, to promote the importance of healthy lifestyles. Self-care is...
Seven Tips for Cultivating Happiness
Happiness can be defined as a sustained state of well-being, a sense of fulfilment and contentment that lasts over time. For many of...
The Liver, the One Affected by Your Drinking
The liver is an amazing organ, it alone fulfills more than 300 essential vital functions. It is the vitamin reservoir at our body’s...
Fun in the Sun for the 21st Edition of the Portage Golf and Cycling Tour
Monday, the 21st of June 2018 , 124 golfers and 40 cyclists descended on the prestigious Club Laval-sur-le-Lac for the 21st edition of the...
The Short and Long-term Effects of Alcohol Consumption
Excessive alcohol consumption is a public health issue because it creates multiple social and health problems. In a 2012 report, the World Health...
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The United Nations (UN) estimates today that more than 240 million people in the world suffer from illicit drug use. This represents 4.7%...
Long and Short-Term Effects of Cannabis
While a few states in the United States have already made the leap, like Colorado, California, and Oregon, the bill for the legalization...
The Addiction Cycle… and How to Break it!
The Addiction Cycle Addiction to something, whether it be to cigarettes, alcohol, other drugs, or to certain behaviours (shopping, gambling, pornography, etc.), is...
MindCare New Brunswick Funding Hope and Understanding for Portage Atlantic Youth
Portage Atlantic staff and youth are pleased of the grant award from MindCare New Brunswick in support of the physical wellness program at...
124 Golfers Braved the Rain and Cold for Portage Youth!
The 24th edition of the Portage Golf Open, which was held on June 4th at the Golf de Beauce in Sainte-Marie, was an...
The Great Dictator Returns : Let’s Love Ourselves!
Frank Gjata, inspired by the famous Great Dictator Speech written by Charlie Chaplin in 1940, wrote this speech imagining what message Chaplin might...
The 17th Portage Cocktail Dinner Buffet
The 17th edition of the Portage Cocktail Dinner Buffet took place on Tuesday, the 8th of May at the Roundhouse of the Jules-Dallaire...
Humanity in Nursing
My Strong Interest in Mental Health and Addiction I can still remember that morning in August 2014. For several weeks, I had been...
Pathways to Education Visited Portage Atlantic
Visit from Pathways to Education, Saint John, NB, to the Portage Atlantic Centre at Cassidy Lake – May 2, 2018 Portage Atlantic...
