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Portage's substance abuse rehabilitation centres and employment reintegration centres.


Addictions treatment centre concerned about edibles rollout


Dec 3, 2019

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Rehabilitation centre worries increased access to substances causing addiction


Nov 29, 2019

Friday, November 29, 2019 The Wellington Advertiser ELORA – Substance abuse treatment centre Portage is reminding the community the legalization of a substance doesn’t decrease its risk of addiction. Read more


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Certain she was ‘bound to die in addiction,’ she’s now drug-free thanks to mother-child rehab program


Nov 25, 2019

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Pedal for Portage raises $66,780 in second annual ride


Nov 14, 2019

September 26, 2019 – The Wllington Advertiser ELORA – The second annual Pedal for Portage raised $66,780 in support of Portage Residential Treatment Centre. Read more.


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‘You die or you get help’: How an Oromocto High student overcame drug addiction


May 9, 2019

May 08, 2019 Tatyannah Côté was high on crystal meth when she stole her mother’s 2011 Ford Fusion to visit her friend at the Pizza Delight in Oromocto, although he’d died two days earlier… Read more


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‘I was just dying’: Islanders share addiction experiences with local school


Feb 14, 2019

Feb 12, 2019 CBC News/Prince Edward Island  ‘Just for today I’m not going to use, and I live it that way’ Kyle Buote, now 27, remembers sitting in the auditorium at his high school, listening to recovering addicts share their experiences. “I remember … sitting there and truly knowing that would never be me. And… Read more »


Montreal Transitional Home Helps Drug Users Heal


Jul 11, 2018

Hind lives in Portage’s new transitional housing facility in Montreal, Habitations Communautaires Portage II. It’s a place where she feels safe and supported… Read the article.


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New community housing centre helps addicts reintegrate


Apr 10, 2018

CTV News   A new community housing project was inaugurated on Monday, part of a program aimed at helping recovering addicts stay clean after completing stints in rehab.The new building, which is operating by drug addiction rehabilitation group Portage, is the second of its kind in Montreal’s Southwest borough. Containing 30 units, it allows residents… Read more »


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Worried about a family member that may have an addiction or substance abuse problem?


Jan 15, 2018

Life Unrehearsed   Worried about a family member that may have an addiction or substance abuse problem? Not sure how to approach the situation? What are the warning signs? Life Unrehearsed with Corrie and Matt  talked to Allan Farkas, National Director of Community Relations at Portage, Jan. 14 2018 at 4:00pm on CJAD800.  


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Forum of Experts on Regulation of Cannabis in Quebec


Dec 7, 2017

Radio-Canada Portage, which has many rehabilitation centers, is disappointed that it has not been invited to the Forum of Experts on Regulation of Cannabis in Quebec. Portage is concerned that no rehabilitation center, working in the field, has been part of this consultation which was organized by the Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection, Public Health… Read more »