Bernard Voyer

Bernard Voyer, (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.

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. 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

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