SOS, which has recently been responsible for a number of enhancements to Brockville’s waterfront, is proposing an artificial reef and…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
Devon Lynn and one of her dive buddies, Reid MacBeth, recently went diving in Red Point, Prince Edward Island. Red…
A new adventure from Secret City Adventures and Pirate Life combines immersive theatre, escape room puzzles, and a boat ride…
“The Rescue” is a documentary about the gripping, against-all-odds narrative that captivated the globe in 2018: the brave rescue of…
Janet Kellough, a storyteller and author from Prince Edward County, discusses the inexplicable disappearance of the schooner Picton and the…
Scuba splash for fun pool practice time Location Kinsmen Sport Centre Aquatics (Edmonton) at 9100 Walterdale Hill, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E…
Scuba Diving the Great Lakes Diving in the Great Lakes is discussed in Chris’s Chat, fifth edition, and why it…
Enjoy this Interview by Mike Arsenault with Jill Heinerth. Mike Arsenault has been a part of the Global News team…
The SS Regina was a Merchant Mutual Line cargo ship that was based in Montreal, Quebec. Regina had a tonnage…
Ocearch has already tagged two Great White Sharks off the coast of Lunenburg County on Nova Scotia’s South Shore during…
“A dream come true – and I’m so happy to share this adventure.””My father used to go diving in the…
In the male-dominated maritime shipping industry, Capt. Charlene Munden is making her mark. She’s balancing a job that takes her…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of the scuba…
Green Turtles are found in seas around the world, but only in tropical and sub-tropical waters because as reptiles they…
Boaters often ask me if I think they should have a VHF radio. I believe the answer depends upon where…
Pat Roach and his dive buddy, Harvey Morash recently dove Gooseberry Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Gooseberry Cove…
The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) is looking for DEMA-member companies that use their recreational diving businesses and community…
A multinational crew is in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Trelleborg, Sweden, for the second week, retrieving bits…
A accident was avoided near Port Huron, Michigan, thanks to a series of alarm horns from Canada’s bulk carrier Cuyahoga…
“How do you negotiate with an iceberg? You go around it.I’m about to swim where I shouldn’t be able to,…
Congratulations to Valerie Taylor for her well deserved 2021 Legacy Award! Valerie Taylor is a pioneering diver, underwater photographer/filmmaker, shark…
Sep 9, 2021 03:00 PM, Pacific Time (US and Canada) Dr. Edith Widder, better known as Edie, is an American oceanographer,…
Brothers, Tim and Malcom Morrison are “model makers,” a hobby they began over 25 years ago with commercially available boxed…
During a storm in November 1902, the propeller-driven bulk freighter Bannockburn went missing with 20 men in Lake Superior. The…
Friends of “Saltwater Sean” teased him about discovering a gun underwater one day, and that day came recently. He went…
“Sweetwater Sailors” will take you on a Great Lakes trip. Bob Ojala, a former Coast Guard veteran and naval architect…
‘The more we disrupt it, the more we’re putting ourselves at risk,’ Dr Sylvia Earle Deep-sea mining might jeopardize the…
Sharks4Kids are excited to share our newest FREE educational packet. We’ve teamed up with artist Sharktopia to bring shark science…
Mike Adam and his friend Simon, both from New Brunswick, went scuba diving/snorkeling lately and discovered something quite different than…
The G6 diving light is the newest dive light from Light Dude. Key Primary Light Features Upgrade path designCustom Piezo…
A new book, written by Dr John C. Carter tells the story of the armed war in St. Clair Township.…
Val Ranetkins passed away on August 3rd 2021. We’ve recently learned about the death of a great individual. Val Ranetkins…
Mike Adam of Rothesay, New Brunswick, set out in low visibility to inspect a boat mooring. Mike’s buddy was in…
The Skeena River’s salmon fishery and canneries have a long history. Beginning in 1877 with the Inverness Cannery, the lower…
Pat Roach and Harvey Morash recently went scuba diving in Gooseberry Cove in July. It’s located close and south of…
Morrison’s Quarry, located a half-hour drive from Ottawa and two hours from Montreal, is the ideal place to spend a…
A boating “accident” is defined as an unfortunate incident involving one or more boats, which happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, and…
Wicked Winds and Wrecks. The Witch of November is mentioned in Gordon Lightfoot’s song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”:…
The 1000 Islands is an archipelago of 1864 islands that straddles the Canadian and US border along the St. Lawrence…
The Cape Breton Post newspaper dropped a blockbuster tale on its faithful readers on Tuesday, April 5, 1966, with an…
What’s “The Marine Detective”? It’s me, Jackie Hildering, a biology teacher, cold-water diver, underwater photographer, and Humpback Whale researcher living on NE…
From John Olivero in Newfoundland with Ocean Quest. These incredible videos, according to John, were our best Ocean Safari trips…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of the scuba…
Underwater Rodeo and Lake Clean-Up Participate in skills development dives and a lake cleaning with divers from all over Alberta…
When you search for Gordon Lightfoot on YouTube, you’ll find a plethora of alternative renditions of his most renowned song,…