There are risks in any outdoor activity: to yourself, to others in the immediate area, and to your guide dog. You can either live your life in a protective bubble or push out on the walls that define your limits and try new things. This is how I learned to keep doing the things that […]
The great lakes fisheries generate $8 billion annually, and are an important traditional activity for anglers and indigenous fishers alike. Can you imagine what it would mean if these fisheries were to decline?
Today could very well be the most fun we will have as a family throughout the coming year. Why? Because Karen from CNIB’s Guide Dog Program just came over to our house with a basket full of 10-week old puppies that are on their way to their foster families. Each puppy will live with these […]
In 1977 I canoed with the 1st Georgetown Venturers from Port Credit on Lake Ontario to Summerset P.E.I. It was around the same time Mark Angelo paddled the entire Fraser River.
Deciding to reach out to a new guide dog school is a difficult decision. You get to know the trainers at their old school over time, and changing schools means starting all over again. More importantly, the trainers also need to get to know me. As they will also need to get to know you, […]
Checking back in 2-years later for a status update on this important citizen science initiative deepens my commitment for the need to link local knowledge to scientific data as we seek an historic understanding of the current health of our fisheries and watersheds
On a number of occasions over the past half-dozen years, CEO and President of CNIB John Rafferty and I discussed the possibility of the CNIB offering a guide dog program unique to all others. It was a need that John was convinced Canadians everywhere living with vision loss required, as I did. Canada is a […]
Think you know everything you need to know about carp? Curious to learn what the status is regarding invasive carp and the Great Lakes? Brook Schryer has all the answers and so much more!
In part two Dr. Sean Landsman explores with Lawrence Gunther the strengths and weaknesses of fish passage systems at dams on Blue Fish Radio