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The City’s bulk water dispenser, located at the Water Pollution Control Facility, is out of order. Parts have been ordered and are expected to arrive Tuesday. An alternative location is the bulk water truck fill located on East Road in the Peony Farm.

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 2:00 pm, the City of Portage la Prairie will be sending out an emergency notification test message. The emergency notification test message will be distributed via email, text, and voice message to all cell phones registered with Connect-Portage and via voice message to all landlines listed in the white pages.

Are you prepared in the event of an emergency?

Everyone has a role to play in an emergency. Emergency Preparedness Week is an opportunity to take action to ensure you are prepared to protect yourself, your family, and your community during an emergency. This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. The intent of the theme is to encourage Canadians to understand the risks in their area and learn what actions they can take to protect themselves and their families.

Volunteer Homes Needed to Collect Drinking Water Samples for Random Daytime (RDT) Lead Testing Requirements.

Garbage must be put out for collection before 7:00 a.m. on your collection day to ensure it is picked up. It should not be out for collection before 8:00 pm the day before collection day. There is a two bag/can limit on the amount of solid waste that will be picked up from the curb each collection day.

As delivered by Mayor Sharilyn Knox at the Portage la Prairie & District Chamber Event.

The 44th Annual Bike Auction takes place on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Spring is coming and the City of Portage is once again offering free curbside yard waste collection.  This year’s program will start Monday, April 22, 2024, and run for 4 collection cycles.  Yard waste is to be placed at the curb on your regular collection day no later than 7:00 a.m. 

Leaders from 11 Western Canadian cities issue formal request to Statistics Canada: halt release of annual Crime Severity Index rankings until formal consultations are held with smaller communities and Indigenous leadership.

There has been a one-time temporary change in the sender's email address for your utility bills due to a scheduled software upgrade. Utility bills for e-billing customers in Area 3, north of the tracks, were sent from the email address cityplap@gmail.com, as opposed to the usual utilityclerk@city-plap.com. This change is a one-time occurrence for e-billing sent out today, February 29, 2024.