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Agente aux admissions : un travail valorisant!
Carine et Amélie sont les chevilles ouvrières de l’admission à MIRE. Elles sont les premières personnes de MIRE que les participants rencontrent lors de l’entrevue d’admission. C’est dire à quel...
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 looking for a job that would fit...
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 greeted Harry Daley, Youth Advisor, and Austin...
School District Members on Site at Portage Atlantic
The New Brunswick Anglophone South School District (ASD-S) high school principals and support staff held a meeting on April 13, 2018, in the Boardroom of the Portage Atlantic centre at...
Celebrating the Value of Volunteering
In honour of National Volunteer Week 2018 (April 15-21), Portage Atlantic recognized the contributions of its dedicated volunteers in a celebration held at the Cassidy Lake centre on April 17,...
South School District held their meeting in Cassidy Lake
The New Brunswick Anglophone South School District (ASD-S) high school principals and support staff held their meeting on April 13, 2018, in the Boardroom of the Portage Atlantic centre at...
A Heartfelt Donation to Portage Atlantic
In memory of his wife, the late Patricia Mercer, the Sussex Club Lion Chester Mercer was proud to donate one of her paintings, accompanied by a monetary donation dedicated to...
Effects and Harms of Cannabis: Misconceptions among Youth
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among Canadians aged 15 to 24, and is more commonly used by youth in Canada than in any other country, according to...
From Pot Smoker to Lamplighter
It all began very innocently… I was fourteen when I smoked my first joint. I lived in an outlying region and it was our way of having fun among friends...
A Dream Come True
On March 27, 2018, Portage Atlantic Board members were on hand at the Nashwaaksis Lions Club meeting and presented a commemorative plaque to the Club members in honour of "A...
Invite to Portage Atlantic female residents from Community Group
On March 19, 2018, Portage Atlantic female residents, accompanied by social worker, Melanie Steeves, were invited to a speaking engagement and dinner organized by the Sussex Women’s Network. The girls...
Access to Youth Services : Portage Innovates
Responding quickly to youth and parents who require assistance is a major challenge for all partners in the youth drug-rehabilitation sector. Last year, the managers of Portage's drug addiction rehabilitation...
Some words on Dr. Dennis Furlong (1945-2018)
Dr. Dennis Furlong was a man of great achievements all cloaked in profound humility. He was a ‘’straight up’’, ordinary man of extraordinary intellect and devotion to the common good....
Portage Atlantic Cassidy Lake Centre celebrates Metamorphosis Day
On February 14, 2018, Portage Atlantic youth and staff gathered in the onsite theatre. Kathie Rodger, the director, expressed that the Metamorphosis Day celebration relates to the transformation that residents...
The Second Chance of a Drug-Addicted Mother
A drug-addicted mother, like any other mom, wishes for the happiness of her children. However, she faces greater challenges than other mothers, in part because she must attend to her...
Knowing How to Let Go
I am not a Victim Only I am responsible for my actions and my decisions. I could forever blame my difficulties on my parents, the people around me, my mental...
