On February 12, 2013 I was honoured to be awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for the technology training program I developed and over-saw for blind Canadians seeking to stay abreast of advancements in office place technologies. 35 blind professionals and a team of trainers spent five days at the CNIB’s Lake Joseph […]
By Lawrence Gunther Founder – Blind Fishing Boat Author / Speaker – Feel the Bite! President – Blue Fish Canada Picture of Lawrence with his new guide-dog Moby Top 10 2012 Highlights 10-Catching my personal best Sunfish 11” 9- Biggest fish and 3rd over-all at the Blind Anglers International Tournament 8- Recruited to HobieCat’s Kayak […]
Photo of Sumreen’s team scavenger hung Somehow it got into my head that organizing a treasure hunt using talking GPS technology for a bunch of blind people might be fun. Normally, thoughts like this generally pass before I have the chance to verbalize them aloud which, this time, wasn’t the case. The next thing I […]
After almost a year of effort, in partnership with the CNIB Lake Joseph Centre, the first ever technology training program geared to blind professionals took place. 27 participants and over a dozen trainers and support staff from across Canada gathered for five days to take part in this unique event. Outputs from the training intended […]
Lawrence paddling the Hobbie Cat At age 12, I along with 15 other 1st Georgetown Venturers took part in a canoe trip that started in Toronto an ended at Summerset P.E.I. Our Venturer Company was made up of avid paddlers, and this voyage was our chosen method of travelling to the 1977 world scout jamboree. […]
For decades I’ve been feeling my way along river and lake bottoms using only my hook, line and rod as a sensor. I’m always imagining what it might look like below my boat, but until recently, that’s all I could do. Now that I’m a certified C-level SCUBA diver I can actually get down there […]
Weather for the 24th annual BAIT event seemed promising with a spring that was right on track to deliver up some great fishing. We weren’t disappointed. Piloting my Ranger 619 Fisherman for the event was Scott Campbell, a regular on the local tournament fishing scene.We arrived at the Nangor Resort on the Ottawa River just […]
A friend who recently regained his sight after a lifetime of being blind said sight can be quite perplexing. Seeing an object for the first time offers few clues about its nature, making touching, smelling and tasting crucial to gaining understanding. All intelligent life forms utilize all their senses to explore their world. The difference […]
In my article, “So What Do Fish Hear”, we focussed on how fish hear using their ears. In this article, the focus will be on how they listen through their lateral lines. People take hearing for granted until it stops working, and then they realize just how important a role it plays in almost everything […]
Competitions: Publications: Blind Fishing Buddies: As a member of the CNIB Lake Joseph Centre’s Board and the lead on organizing the annual fishing camp for their 96 weekly blind vacationers, the Blind Fishing Boat will have plenty of opportunities to directly reach out to others living with vision loss. Combined with my assisting with organizing […]