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Article: The Northern Horizons of guy blanchet: intrepid surveyor, 1884-1966.(Book review)
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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THE NORTHERN HORIZONS OF GUY BLANCHET: INTREPID SURVEYOR, 1884-1966. By GWYNETH HOYLE. Toronto, Ontario: Natural Heritage Books, The Dundurn Group, 2007. ISBN 978-1-55002-759-4. 240 p., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$24.99; [EURO]13.99.
"Make up your mind. Don't stand on one foot; do whatever you think is best, but do it" (p. 131). Guy Houghton Blanchet's philosophy stood him in good stead for 50 years as a surveyor, though it was not easy work. The complications often came from supervising others and his interactions with institutions.
Born in 1884, Blanchet was the ninth of 11 children of a Quebec family that traces its roots back ...
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January 9, 2003 ;
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... ... goal with a 39-30 win at home against Blanchet (5-2, 8-3). Lakeside buried the ... outscoring the visitors 18-1, and held Blanchet to 27 percent shooting from the field. Blanchet scored a season-low 10 points in the second ...
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