Yves Fortier (lawyer), Yves Fortier
Yves Fortier may refer to: * Yves Fortier (geologist) (1914–2014), former head of the Geological Survey of Canada * Yves Fortier (lawyer) (born 1935), Canadian trial lawyer, arbitrator, corporate director, businessman and diplomat {{hndis, name=Fortier, Yves ...
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Yves Fortier (geologist)
Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian geologist. He was the director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1964 to 1973. He led expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the 1950s and 1960s which identified significant potential oil and gas resources. He died at the age of 100 on August 19, 2014. Honours *1953 - ''Fellow'' of the Royal Society of Canada *1964 - Massey Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society *1974 - Logan Medal, Geological Association of Canada *1980 - ''Officer'' of the Order of Canada *The mineral Yofortierite was named in his honor by Canadian geologist Guy Perrault, F.R.S. (1927–2002). *The Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award The Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award is presented annually by the Geological Association of Canada to "a journalist who is a resident of Canada and who has been exceptionally effective in presenting one or more earth science stories ... is also named in his ho ...
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