How an outdoor enthusiast with physical disabilities found healing in Ontario backcountry

Close up photo of Ben Chamberlain in a canoe, wearing a lifejacket and holding a paddle.

For years, Ben Chamberlain, who has been living with physical disabilities half his life, wasn't sure he'd return to a backcountry trail, but he now spends time each year in Ontario's wilderness. He isn't alone in pushing his limits to get into nature. A Windsor man who uses a wheelchair made it to Hardwood Lookout Trail summit in Algonquin Park.

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