Bernard Voyer Explained

Bernard Voyer
Birth Date:	7 March 1953
Birth Place:	Rimouski, Quebec
Known For:	explorer and mountaineer
Awards:	Order of Canada National Order of Quebec

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

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

• 2015 : Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)^[4]
• 2012 : Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal^[5]
• 2008 : Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group ^[6]
• 2007 : Knight of the French Legion of Honour^[7]
• 2002 : Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal^[8]
• 2001 : Officier of the Order of Canada^[9]
• 1997 : Knight of the Ordre nationale du Québec^[7]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Media Centre. 22 September 2017.
2. Web site: Roy-Sole. Monique. Gold Medal 2000 Winner - Bernard Voyer. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 18 April 2016. 2 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402164248/http://www.rcgs.org/awards/gold_medal/winner_gold2000.asp. dead.
3. Web site: Gold Medal . Royal Canadian Geographical Society . 2010-12-10 . 2018-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106221951/http://www.rcgs.org/awards/gold_medal/previous_winners.asp . dead .
4. Web site: Media Centre. 22 September 2017.
5. Web site: Recipients. 11 June 2018.
6. Web site: Media Centre. 22 September 2017.
7. Web site: Bernard Voyer: Chevalier (1997) . Gouvernement du Québec . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010907/http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=339 . March 5, 2016 . French.
8. Web site: Recipients. 11 June 2018.
9. Web site: Recipients. 11 June 2018.