Did you know that Portage College plays host to some of Western Canada’s future conservation and wildlife officers? This summer, the hallways, parking lots, playing fields and classrooms of Lac La Biche’s Portage College were once again the training ground for the newest batch of Western Canada’s conservation and fish and wildlife officers. Over four
Portage College fundraiser drives support for athletes
The third annual Voyageurs Golf Classic raised just shy of $20,000 for the Portage College Athletic Association. The fundraising event was held on August 21 and drew 92 golfers to the fairways and greens of the Lac La Biche Golf Club. With all expenses, donations and registrations accounted for, the team scramble tournament brought in
Each year, the small village of Colinton transforms into a busy training area for Portage College paramedics
They shot a movie once in my hometown … Admittedly, the opening line from a 1989 Tragically Hip song rolls off the tongue better than, “They created a series of mock-medical emergency scenarios to train the Portage College paramedicine class in my hometown…” but that doesn’t stop people in the rural Alberta community of Colinton
International Student Orientation
The international student orientation will be held at all three campuses, Lac La Biche, St. Paul and Cold Lake.
Student Orientation
The College wide student orientation will be held on August 28th at all three campuses, Lac La Biche, St. Paul and Cold Lake.
Healthcare Career Café
Join us for a chance to network with employers, explore exciting career paths, and hear insider tips from the field. Some partners will share quick presentations, while others will be ready to chat with you at their booths.
Voyageurs Soccer vs Assiniboine College – Exhibition Game
Portage College Voyageurs Men’s Soccer are hosting Assiniboine College on August 17 at 2:15 pm
Voyageurs Golf Classic
On August 21st, 2025 the Portage College Athletic Association is hosting the 3rd Voyageurs Golf Classic at the Lac La Biche Golf Club. This is a fundraising event for our PCAA who work with athletics to fund some of the projects over the course of the season.
ER nurse says Portage College Paramedic grads are so good, she and her step-dad enrolled in the program
Taylor Resendes is an ER nurse from Sylvan Lake who is taking the Advanced Care Paramedic program at Portage College because she has seen first-hand how well-trained the program's graduates are. Resendes and her step-dad, Cory Christopherson, are both in the two-and-a-half-year program and say they continue to be impressed by the outstanding training offered at Portage College.
Portage College events boost community economies
Portage College events at campus locations across northeastern Alberta can boost regional economies. A recent college-level sporting event in Lac La Biche drew players and team officials to the community from five post-secondary institutions.