COUNTING THE DAYS

TRUE NORTH IS COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS.

TRUE NORTH is anxiously counting down the days. It won’t be long before Graham’s license as a Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Maine is activated. Stay tuned!

22 November 2021: True North Says Goodbye to Henry Goggins

It is with heavy hearts that True North says goodbye to our co-worker Henry Goggins. Henry has been an integral part of True North ever since his first day with us. His growth in the surveying field has been amazing and he will be an asset to any firm lucky enough to have him come aboard. We wish Henry the best of luck as he explores new horizons.

One chapter closes and a new one opens. True North welcomes Reed Bridge-Koenigsberg a graduate of University of Maine at Farmington and a classmate of Henry. Reed is versed in Environmental Sciences and GIS. Welcome Aboard, Reed!

19 February 2021: Graham Blanchette, LSIT #2653

Graham Blanchette

It is with great pride and much pleasure that True North greets its own Graham Blanchette who has successfully passed the National “Fundamentals of Surveying” exam and is now one of Maine’s newest Land Surveyor In Training, License Number #2653. This is quite an achievement! The exam is prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The FS exam is a grueling 8 hour standardized national exam, heavy on mathematics and practical field surveying and passing it at all is quite an accomplishment. Graham has the distinction of having passed the FS exam on his first try. Good work Graham! Next stop? Full Licensure as a P.L.S.

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Thinking about a survey? You can help us help you. We need your phone number, email address, property address, AND, If you can, give us the Tax Map and Lot number from the Town and the Book and Page where the deed to the property is recorded at the county’s Registry of Deeds. Not your property yet? name of the current owner helps as well as the Map and lot with the town and the deed reference at the County. A brief synopsis of your needs and goals will help. Last of all please let us know your time . frame. We look forward to meeting and serving you.

True North’s Graham Blanchette Passes LSIT

Graham Blanchette, LSIT

The Land Surveyor In Training exam (LSIT) is the first of two tests one needs to take (and pass!) to become a Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Maine. It is a standardized National test that takes a grueling 8 hours to complete. I took mine back in 1980-something and I remember walking out of the classroom at the end of the day dazed and exhausted, and praying that I at least got a passing grade so I wouldn’t have to sit through it again. Well I passed it. This morning Mark told me that True North Surveying Services’s Graham Blanchette just passed his LSIT. This is huge! Graham started with True North Surveying back in September 2013 at which time I think it’s safe to say he didn’t know nawthin. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Graham over the years and teaching him a thing or two. He’s a quick learner! A few years ago I gave him my dog eared copy of “3701 Review Questions for Land Surveyors” to study, the that book I used to prepare for my LSIT. Well, I guess he studied! Congratulations Graham, we’re all very proud of you! Next Up: Maine LS Exam. You got this!