Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 14, 1981
• Invested on: April 21, 1982

While studying geology at Queen's University he developed an interest in prospecting and spent eighteen months looking for gold in Ungava before completing his degree. Working for Canadian Malartic Gold Mines and later for the Little Long Lac group, he made important discoveries of copper, nickel, asbestos and iron. His contribution to the knowledge and development of our mineral resources won him the Massey Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 1970.