“Children don’t dream of becoming addicts” is the slogan for Portage Atlantic’s first online fundraiser, launched on October 3 and culminating at the end of National Addictions Awareness Week at the end of November. An inspiring video can be found on www.rally4dreams.ca as well as information on how to get involved, and the campaign’s progress… Read more »
Montréal, September 23, 2013 – As part of Portage’s 40th anniversary celebrations this year, Portage was proud to recognise 150 individuals at its Recognition Ceremony yesterday, for having successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program at one of its residential centres in the Greater Montréal Area. Since its first centre was opened in 1973, Portage’s Recognition… Read more »
“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” – Friedrich Nietzsche At seventeen years of age, Dan Martell turned his back on a life of drugs, violence, and crime and chose to walk through the doors of the Portage… Read more »
et le Sussex Lions Club a établi le premier Leo’s Club au Nouveau-Brunswick, l’été dernier, et de nombreux résidants de Portage sont devenus membres du Lions Club (Leos) depuis. Les Leos de Portage Atlantique ont désormais leur propre gilet. Pour devenir un Leo, les résidants doivent passer une entrevue avec Luc Desjardins, responsable du programme… Read more »
and the Sussex Lions Club established the first Leo’s Club in New Brunswick last summer, and many Portage Resident have become young members of the Lions Club (Leos) since that time. Now, Portage Atlantic’s Leos have their very own vests. To become a Leo, residents interview with Luc Desjardins, Program Manager at Cassidy Lake, and… Read more »
According to current judicial statistics, nearly all criminal acts committed in the villages of Nunavik are related to drug and alcohol problems. Since there are no prisons in this part of Québec, residents who are found guilty of crimes are sent to the prison in Saint-Jérôme to be incarcerated. At this time, they make up… Read more »
For those who have never been directly affected by substance abuse, it’s hard to understand the toll that it can take on an individual, a family, a community. If you have ever witnessed the rehabilitation process that takes place at Portage, whether directly in your family, through your work, or from a graduate testimonial, you… Read more »
On November 26, Tracy Friars and her seven sisters hosted one of Saint John’s most popular fundraising concerts, dedicated this year the youth who are working to overcome their substance abuse issues at Portage Atlantic. This first-class musical event sold out in thirty minutes when tickets went on sale in September. Accompanied by a spectacular… Read more »
Le 26 novembre, Tracy Friars et ses sept sœurs ont animé un des concerts-bénéfice les plus populaires de Saint John, consacré cette année aux jeunes souhaitant vaincre leur dépendance chez Portage Atlantique. Cet événement musical exceptionnel affichait complet à peine 30 minutes après la mise en vente des billets, en septembre. Accompagnés d’un ensemble spectaculaire… Read more »
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 »
