Grégoire Girard

Born in Sainte-Rosalie on 12 March 1925, Girard was the son of Conrad Girard and Florence Labonté. He attended secondary school at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe before earning a Bachelor of Arts from the Université de Montréal in 1945. In 1948, he earned a Diploma of Surveying from the Université Laval in 1948.^[2]

On 18 September 1950, Girard married Mariette Arteau. They first settled in Ottawa before moving to Hull, where he began his career as a surveyor. In 1951, he opened his first office in Saint-Hyacinthe. He then taught classes at the Université de Montréal.^[3] He also taught at the Université Laval^[4] and logged 21,043 minutes of surveying throughout his career.^[5] In 1951, he joined the Ordre des Arpenteurs-Géométres du Québec, of which he served as president from 1970 to 1971.^[2] He was also active with the Président du Club des Francs^[6] and the Chambre de Commerce.^[7] In 1971, he became mayor of Saint-Hyacinthe, serving a five-year term.^[8] In 1976, the city consolidated, merging with Saint-Joseph, La Providence, and Douville.^[9] In 1979, he ran as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, but was defeated by Marcel Ostiguy.^[8]

Girard died in Saint-Hyacinthe on 10 February 2025, at the age of 99.^[10]

• Survey Law in Canada (1989)^[11]
• Le certificat de localisation (1993)^[12]
• Précis de droit de l’arpentage au Québec (1993)
• Les Opérations cadastrales et l'urbanisme (1994)^[13]
• Droit cadastral (2005)^[14]
• Diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe