The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability salutes Lawrence Euteneier for the innovative Blind Fishing Boat program that is being launched in eastern Ontario.  To be an active part of the great outdoors, enjoy the serenity of the waterways, find the best fishing holes and share

The Porta-Bote proved to be an excellent platform upon which to build the world’s first fishing boat for the blind.  It’s light weight, stability and handling were crucial to the deployment and trialing of the various electronic systems.  It’s only down side rests with the

Internet Web Site: George Ibbott, owner of One1Site.Com, proved to be of tremendous assistance to me in not only designing and building my website, but in helping me to think outside the box on a number of design / service offerings.  It was with George’s encouragement and challenging yet

I met John Anderson, charter guide and owner of www.OttawaRivermuskyfactory.com at the  Carp fishing show in April of 2007 – John was giving seminars on Musky fishing, and I had a booth there with my boat and related navigational aids.  John came by my booth to hear about the “Blind fishing

Lines come in many different colours and shapes.  For the purpose of threading, one need only know that the braded lines thread easier when they are dryer and stiff, and the monofilaments slide better when a little wet.  This is important as threading lighter lines through the eyes of fish

I participated in a 1-day fishing tournament held on the Ottawa River each year for the past 19 years.  On average, over 70 legally blind fishers and 35 fishing pros with their boats participate each year.  I was the first “blind” fisher ever to participate from his/her own boat.  Prior to