About us
Innovative Branding Experts
Portage Promo is the marketing arm of South Portage Group Inc. With over 50 years experience in the promotional products industry, we understand the importance of innovative and superior quality products that reach you on time, every time. We have aligned with the best manufacturers in the industry and together with our creative graphics and marketing team we strive to make our customers look great.
Located in the heart of Ontario’s Camp Market, we are members of Promotional Products Professionals of Canada, PPAI, Ontario Camping Association, Alberta Camping Association, BC Camping Association, and Christian Camping International. Our customer base is Canada wide. Repeat business and referrals from existing customers are our best form of advertising.
Our Staff
We are a team of professionals united by a common goal: to help our clients elevate their brands to the next level. Each member of our team brings a unique contribution to the process – from creative designers to logistics experts.
What are your hobbies:
I’m an avid reader, love being outside, camping, paddling. Long SUP trips, biking, walks/hikes, anything water related. Working on embracing winter (not my fav season).
What is your favourite place you’ve travelled?
Belize on a SUP expedition, home base was 50 miles offshore on a reef. Can’t wait to go back!
What is your go to comfort food?
Appy’s over sweets any day!
Where do you spend your time volunteering?
Over the years I’ve volunteered with church, local food banks, and other community events. My most current role is President of the board for Corner Lighthouse Community Hub and Food Bank in Huntsville.
Family
I’m married to my husband Paul, we have an adult son who lives downtown Toronto (loves city life) and is an accountant (not sure how that happened, neither Paul or I are math people…lol)
What is your personality type?
Myers Briggs ESTJ
What is your super power/matrix?
My superpower is accountability and my Matrix is accounting.
Can you describe yourself is 5 words?
Husband, Dad, Paddler, Ski Patroller
Do you have a stress reliever?
I love to laugh
What are your hobbies?
I like staying active by hiking/running or taking my dog for a walk. I also enjoy playing board games, reading & relaxing by the lake. Canoe camping with my husband and friends is my favourite way to spend the weekend.
What is your favourite placed you’ve travelled?
Hard to choose, but probably Turkey! It was such a cool place filled with culture, history, and natural beauty. Highlights of the trip were riding in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia & paragliding off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
What is your favourite band/artist/genre of music?
Blind Pilot. I started listening to them because of One Tree Hill, and fell even more in love with them when I saw them in concert. Very chill music, that I’m almost always in the mood to listen to.
What is your favourite season and why?
Definitely summer, because there’s always friends and family around. And because it’s warm and we get to go boating, swimming, camping & eat ice cream.
What are 3 things on your Bucket List?
Skydiving, riding in a hot air balloon (check!), and scuba diving. There’s several others but those are the big ones.
What does your ideal day off look like?
Waking up in a tent and cooking a nice breakfast burrito over the fire. A few hours of hammock and book time followed by a bike ride or paddle. Driving home and stopping for a fried chicken Sammy or buffalo chicken poutine at a local food truck along the way. An evening filled with friends, a campfire, country music, and possibility a frisbee game.
What is a bucket list item of yours?
Visit all the provincial parks in Ontario.
What is your superpower?
Reaching boxes on the top shelf at the office.
What’s your favourite quote?
“…and into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” John Muir
What are your hobbies:
I enjoy walking trails, riding my bike, reading, painting and taking photos.
Do you have any pets?
My husband and I have three cats; Loki, Penny and Simon. They add a lot of love and delight to our lives!
What is your favourite childhood memory?
My father frequently read to my brother and me when we were kids. The Lord of the Rings, Alice and Wonderland; he was really great at it, did voices for the different characters and everything.
Describe your perfect Saturday?
Lazy coffee with my husband and our cats. After that, the freedom to make our day up as we go is a refreshing change from the routine of the week.
What is your favourite season and why?
Autumn! I love the smell in the air, the angle of the sun, the beautiful colours and the fresh-start feeling it gives me after the busy-ness of summer is over.
What are your favourite movies?
In no particular order…
– Penelope
– The Darjeeling Limited
– Marie Antoinette
– Pride and Prejudice (the 2006 version).
– Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
What do you love to learn about?
I love history in a cultural sense. Whenever I read a novel that takes place in a different time period from ours, I love to Google the era afterward to learn more about the life of everyday people during that time.
Do you have any favourite books/authors?
I LOOOOOVE to read! Some favourites …
– Jane Austen in general
– The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
– Sue Grafton and her Kinsey Millhone ‘Alphabet’ series (female PI in the 80s)
What are your hobbies?
Walking/hiking in the bush with my dogs, sewing, crafting, reading, board/card games.
Do you have any pets?
2 large dogs – Brutis and Max.
Name your favourite movies?
Anything Disney. I like to watch any kind of animation with my son.
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705.789.0070
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11 Centre Street S.
Huntsville ON P1H 1W4