Library kicks off anniversary celebration today
January 19, 2019
Portage la Prairie Regional Library kicks off anniversary celebration today
News
AECOM explains roundabouts
January 16, 2019
AECOM explains roundabouts
City of Portage la Prairie council meeting Jan. 14, 2019
January 16, 2019
City of Portage la Prairie council meeting Jan. 14, 2019
Early January police report
January 8, 2019
The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area (Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities). The reporting dates are between 2018-12-31 and 2019-01-06. During this time period police responded to 270 calls for service.
City offers up free pet licenses
January 7, 2019
City of Portage la Prairie offers up free pet licenses
Police summary Dec. 17-23
December 28, 2018
The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area (Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities). The reporting dates are between 2018-12-17 and 2018-12-23.
RCMP 2018 Holiday Checkstop Stats – Week 3
December 28, 2018
RCMP 2018 Holiday Checkstop Stats – Week 3
BUSINESS
McCain Foods commits $75 million to Manitoba production facilities
November 27, 2018
McCain Foods commits $75 million to Manitoba production facilities
Portage chamber celebrate business achievements
November 17, 2018
Portage chamber celebrate business achievements
Roquette begins construction at Portage la Prairie project
October 30, 2018
EF Moon equipment began again moving dirt for Roquette’s world-leading pea protein plant Oct. 29.
Chamber changes business awards format
August 16, 2018
The Portage la Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce is changing the format of its Best Business Awards. The chamber has announced the November event is now called the Business Awards Celebration and it is moving the Volunteer Awards out of the Business Awards Celebration…
Hauling the “humble spud”
August 16, 2018
It’s the unsung professional drivers and businesses who haul the potatoes from field to storage to processing facility and finally to the grocery store who make it seem easy to consumers. In the midst of Potato Fest fun, Burbank Express and driver “Shiny Shaun” Buhr…
Meseyton Construction celebrates 50 years of building
July 31, 2018
Mickey Dumont The Portage Citizen For many celebrating a 50th birthday is cause for angst, but when it’s your business, you forget about the introspection, you hire a band, break out the goodies and have a shindig to celebrate. That’s exactly what Meseyton construction did…
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Arts
Focussing on world photo event
October 17, 2018
Portage Camera Club members took part in the 2018 Kelby Worldwide Photowalk at Oak Hammock Marsh on Oct. 6.
Prairie Ripples 10th Annual Art & Crafts Sale
October 16, 2018
October 19th and 20th are dates to mark on your calendar. Happening at the Glesby Centre is the Prairie Ripples 10th Annual Art & Crafts Sale open Friday from 5 to 9 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Not only will there…
Expanded Culture Day platform appreciated
October 3, 2018
Culture Days is taking root and growing in Portage la Prairie.
“Three, two, one – create” artist talk tonight
August 9, 2018
A good recipe is made up of the sum of its parts and for 10 years Krista Zeghers, Don Zeghers and Coreen Zerr and have been using a collaborative recipe with results. Throw in a pinch of Zeghers with a smidgen of Zerr and you…
Nielsen to create live at PDAC
July 16, 2018
The Portage Citizen — Photographer, author and multimedia artist John Nielsen will be a temporary PDAC artist in residence this Thursday. The talented Nielsen will be working on his latest piece live in the main gallery July 19, between 1-8 p.m. In 2015 Nielsen published…
Central Region Juried Art Exhibition in the PDAC main gallery
June 29, 2018
Local artists selected to show their talents The Portage Citizen — The Central Region Juried Art Exhibition, a highlight in the Portage & District Arts Centre schedule, will run in the gallery from July 4 to July 28. The 37th Annual Central Region Juried Art Exhibition…
Portage la Prairie author again a winner
June 20, 2018
The Portage Citizen — Well-known local Christian author and newspaper columnist Terrie Todd again proved her recipe of mixing faith and the printed word is a winning one. Todd, an already decorated author, came away with two more accolades honouring her craft at the 30th…
At the library, NFB Movie Presentation: “Our People Will be Healed”
May 15, 2018
Portage la Prairie Regional Library screening NFB Movie Presentation: “Our People Will be Healed” (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Ages 16 and up) Directed by Alanis Obomsawin Norway House Cree Nation sits more than 450 km north of Winnipeg. One of Manitoba’s largest First Nations…
