Photo by Michel Martineau.
André-François Bourbeau was born in Quebec’s Eastern Townships but was raised in Northern Ontario. After completing two bachelor degrees at the University of Toronto, he pursued post-graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado where he earned a Masters of Arts in Outdoor Education and a Doctorate degree in Wilderness Survival Education. He spent his career as professor of outdoor pursuits at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, where he founded Quebec’s only research laboratory that studies wilderness survival, outdoor risk management and emergency response, therapeutic adventure, and expedition logistics. He has spoken at hundreds of conferences and authored numerous works in French, his most recent book being a treatise of his wilderness survival research results.
Upon retirement Dr Bourbeau was honoured with Professor Emeritus status, which permits him to pursue his research activities at his leisure. He currently lives with his spouse and teenage daughter in the Saguenay region, a wonderful place to enjoy spending time in the wild outdoors.
Professor Bourbeau shares more interesting wilderness secrets at wildernesssecrets.com.
Photo by Michel Martineau.