Father J.M. Mouchet

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Coates, Kenneth S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1989
• Subjects: Biographies; Children; Education; History; Missionaries; Mouchet; Father J.M; b. 1917; Roman Catholic Church; Skiing; Telegraph Creek (Post Office); British Columbia; Yukon; Inuvik; Takhini; Arctic; Old Crow; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64721

"Motivation!" That single word, spoken with a strong French accent and remarkable conviction, resonates in the ears of hundreds of northern Canadian cross-country skiers, past and present. The speaker, Father J.M. Mouchet, O.M.E., played an instrumental role in introducing the sport to the...