For the Foundation’s 20th expedition in over a decade of operation, the teenagers will be accompanied by outdoor and medical professionals. Amongst these, some are old timers and others are new.
From left to right, let’s see who they are:
- Bertrand Dupuis, Childlife Specialist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. This is his 14th expedition. We wrote on him previously in this post.
- HĂ©lĂ©na LongprĂ© is Operations’ Director at the Foundation. We also wrote on her before.
- Marc Boulianne, guide with Mer et Monde, the company that helps the Foundation organize this trip.
- Virginie Gargano, guide for the Foundation.
- Mario Bilodeau, co-founder and guide for the Foundation. This is his 15th expedition.
- Christian Mercure, guide for Mer et Monde.
- Nicolas Tremblay, doctor from ĂŽles de la Madeleine.
- Gil Thériault, independent journalist also from Îles de la Madeleine.
- François Dufour, captain of the zodiac.
- Karine Godbout, nurse from Montreal’s Royal Victoria.
Finally, you can check out this 10 minute video on what an expedition is like. Héléna, Bertrand and Mario are featured in it.



