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Women from Lac Echo Invited to a Theatrical Performance at Place des Arts


05-12-2022

On Wednesday, May 4th, Hydro-Québec invited six women from Portage’s rehabilitation program for adults at Lac Echo, in Prevost, to a play. As part of its partnership with the Duceppe Theater, Hydro-Québec, a loyal Portage partner for many years, made it possible for these residents to attend a play titled Pétrole. Written by François Archambault… Read more »


Creating a Fleet of Electric Vehicles: Portage Moves Toward Sustainable Mobility


04-22-2022

In March 2022, Portage acquired its first hybrid vehicle for the Lac Echo rehabilitation center in Prévost, Quebec. This car sets a much larger project to move forward toward a full fleet of electric vehicles in motion. The goal of said project is to better meet the organization’s mobility needs more sustainably. Energy transition, which… Read more »


Portage Awarded Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada


02-04-2022

Accreditation Canada, a national organization that supports and assesses good practices in health and social services establishments, conducted an on-site survey of Portage’s centres and administrative offices in late October 2021 to assess the quality of our services. We are proud to announce that subsequent to the survey, Portage was accredited with exemplary standing!  … Read more »


Portage’s 26th Golf Omnium at Club de Golf Royal Québec


07-27-2021

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 otherwise and the event that was to be held on June 14th at the Quebec Royal Golf Club had to be cancelled. It was a… Read more »


Portage’s 23rd Golf Omnium at Club Laval-sur-le-Lac


07-27-2021

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 on Monday, June 7th under sunny skies at the Club Laval-sur-le-Lac golf club. The 148 golfers were delighted to enjoy this first meeting in-person to… Read more »


Graduation Day 2021 at Portage Lac Echo


07-07-2021

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 is part of the Mountainview High School Portage Campus at Lac Echo. The commencement, which was held on the grounds of Portage’s Lac Echo property, celebrated… Read more »


Portage and Energy Valero Foundation of Canada Join Forces to Bring Mothers Happiness


05-06-2021

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 program located in Montreal. This program offers pregnant women and mothers struggling with addiction to undergo rehabilitation therapy while keeping custody of their children. It… Read more »


Portage “West Island” Celebrates 20 Years


02-19-2021

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 a time when a dream became a reality. The opening of Portage “West Island” was just that, the making of a dream! The province’s first-ever… Read more »


The 17th Edition of The Soirée des Grands Philanthropes: Sharing a Meal, Saving Lives


11-13-2020

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 usually gathers together more than 700 distinguished members of the business community, had to be completely redesigned. So, this year, participants once again offered their… Read more »


Music Soothes the Soul


11-04-2020

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 Centre (Prévost), residents have access to an incredible music studio largely funded by the Simple Plan Foundation. An Integrated Music Program In addition to struggling… Read more »