Entries by Lawrence

Call To Action #4

I’ve been thinking about the year that just passed. What changed this year may not seem obvious, given that the pandemic continues to impact our lives, but I truly believe that if we look inwards there are changes underway.

Call-to-Action #3

This is the third call-to-action directed to sight impaired and blind people to Connect with nature and become a voice for our largely silent earth.

Call to Action #2

Hi everyone, since issuing our first call to action for youth and others living with vision loss to connect with nature through outdoor adventure, lots has transpired.

Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther Update

It’s been three months and 12 episodes since we launched the podcast Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther. Producing the podcast is challenging as it’s not simply long-form interviews. We feature people and places of interest to Canadians seeking new, interesting and accessible outdoor adventures. Each 28-minute episode is subdivided into five segments: a short introduction , […]

The Makings of a Guide Dog Documentary

Hard to believe that just over a year has passed since we finished filming “Makings of a Guide Dog”. My new guide dog is working out great, and so are the rest of the graduates now faithfully serving their blind charges throughout Canada, including Iqaluit. The past year has most certainly been unusual at best, […]

Lawrence Gunther – Fisher, Filmmaker, Adventurer

Nov. 17, 2020 Written By Shana Cesaire Ottawa Adventure Film Festival Lawrence Gunther is the host of this year’s Accessibility in Adventure program. Lawrence has established himself as a pillar in our community. Declared legally blind at the age of 8, and progressively losing more of his sight as he aged, Lawrence has not let his […]