Robert L. Christie (1926 - 1999).

From: Arctic | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: Nassichuk, Walter W. | Copyright information

Dr. Robert L. Christie, geologist, naturalist, and explorer, suffered a heart attack on his beloved sailboat in the morning of 1 September 1999 and died a few hours later in hospital in Belleville, Ontario. Some weeks earlier, Bob and Audrey had sold their small farm at nearby Madoc, Ontario, and were preparing to move to Gabriola Island in British Columbia, back to Bob's home province. Bob will be remembered for a broad range of geological achievements in western and Arctic Canada...

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