Bernard Voyer

Bernard Voyer, OC CQ MSM[1] (born March 7, 1953) is a French Canadian explorer and mountaineer.

Bernard Voyer
Born (1953-03-07) March 7, 1953
Rimouski, Quebec
Known forexplorer and mountaineer
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Born in Rimouski, Quebec, he has skied across Ellesmere Island; travelled to the North Pole in 1994 and South Pole in 1996; climbed Mount Everest in 1999 and Mount Fuji in 2004. He has also completed The Explorers Grand Slam [2].

In 1997, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2001, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.[3] In 2001, he was awarded an honorary PhD in Geography from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

Honours
Ribbon bars of Hon LCol
Bernard Voyer, OC, CQ, MSM

References
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