April 15-16, & June 10-11 - Lac La Biche / March 7 – St Paul
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Students from high schools across the region used the classrooms and workspaces at the St. Paul and Lac La Biceh Portage College campuses for the recent Skills Canada Alberta northeastern regionals. The College locations hosted Welding, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Hairstyling and Baking events.
Portage College President Nancy Broadbent, Board of Governors member Ron Young and Community Social Work Program Coordinator Lyla Allan are all King Charles III Medal recipients.
Portage College Business Program students from Lac La Biche and Cold Lake campuses won first place at the Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition in Fort McMurray. Competing against teams from 10 other Alberta institutions, the team stood out for their ability to analyze complex problems, develop strategic solutions, and present confidently to judges. Their success was driven by teamwork, critical thinking, and preparation, with support from instructors and a guest coach.
Interest is mushrooming around a plan to use fungus to reduce wildfire risks in Alberta forests. A Portage College applied research project has been approved to study the decomposition of deadfall, and the fungus types that can do it best. Michael Schulz, an Environment Technologist program instructor at Portage College in Lac La Biche is leading the research. Schulz, who holds a Master of Science in Ecology, is one of Western Canada’s leading experts in fungi. He hopes this research will help shape future wildfire prevention strategies.
