News Archive
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Portage College fundraiser drives support for athletes
August 28, 2025A roster of 92 golfers took part in the third annual Portage College Voyageurs Classic fundraiser, raising almost $20,000 for college athletes at all campus locations across northeastern Alberta
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Each year, the small village of Colinton transforms into a busy training area for Portage College paramedics
August 19, 2025A small village in north central Alberta is transformed into an emergency zone each year by Portage College Advanced Care Paramedic students completing a week of mock-disaster scenarios.
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Portage College Business students earn top spot in global Sim-world challenge
August 14, 2025New Business program students at Portage College are setting their sights on the top spot in a marketing game after recent students achieved global success.
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Portage College welcomes new President and CEO Stephen Price
July 28, 2025Stephen Price has been selected as the new president at Portage College. Price, who has spent 25 years at Mount Royal University in Calgary, replaces Nancy Broadbent who is retiring from Portage after 35 years, her last six as President. Price begins his new role on October 1.
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Saddle Lake Portage College grads celebrate work preparation course completion
July 25, 2025Portage College students from Saddle Lake Cree Nation have completed a17 week course that prepares them for the work-world. The course teaches personal and professional lessons to give students a well-rounded feel for the real world.
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Portage College students' artwork brightens rural Alberta main street
July 22, 2025The works of two Portage College Fine Arts students are among more than two dozen outdoor paintings brightening up the St. Paul downtown core.
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Forbes Magazine includes Portage College museum curator and Indian Group of Seven artist in recent article
July 17, 2025The Portage College Museum of Aboriginal People's Art and Artifacts in Lac La Biche, specifically its curator Joseph Sánchez, are featured in a Forbes magazine article this month. Forbes has a circulation of more than 500,000 copies in 70 countries around the world. Forbes Media has a reported monthly engagement of its online products of more than 150 million views.
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President Nancy Broadbent prepares for her last student intake after 35 years at Portage College
July 16, 2025Portage College President and CEO Nancy Broadbent has announced her retirement for later in 2025. As the summer months lead to the next intake of students, Broadbent says graduation is one of her favourite times.
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Portage College unveils new Indigenous theme sports team jerseys
June 28, 2025A new design for the Portage College Voyageurs jersey was unveiled on June 20. The new look, created by a Portage College designer, highlights the nature and history of the region.
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Indigenous feather presented by Lac La Biche County to Portage College
June 27, 2025Portage College has received an traditional gift from Lac La Biche County's Indigenous relations staff. A ceremonial feather was presented to Portage College President and CEO Nancy Broadbent, thanking the College for its continuing partnerships and collaborations to create reconcili-action.
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.