Chris’s Chat’s, third edition is a recent dive on the shipwreck called the Acme in Lake Erie where he made…
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
“The opportunity to go to a place where nobody has ever been before, to be the first to shine light…
Shark Week Is Our Favorite Thing About Summer! SHARK WEEK, now in its 33rd year, is back for another summer…
The iconic racing schooner immortalized on Canada’s silver dime is celebrating its 100th anniversary. This year marks 100 years since…
Wayne T Joy of Deep Perspective Diving in Nova Scotia recently did a night dive at the Africville Boat Launch…
Garry Dallas demonstrates a DSMB deployment in a 15m (49 feet) depth swimming pool in Durktank, Belgium. Practicing skills while…
The Queen of the Inland Seas, the S.S. South American, was the last of the historic Great Lakes cruise liners.…
Theodore Two has been cleaned up and is on her way from Bedford, Nova Scotia to her new home in…
Dan Conlin will give an illustrated talk on the history of piracy in Canada’s Atlantic waters. Dan completed his graduate…
Alan Keller decided to kick off summer with two days diving in Banff National Park at Lake Minnewanka. Lake Minnewanka…
All-year-round eco-friendly wetsuit made for every watersports enthusiast: Lightweight, Max Warmth, Ultra Flex. The Turti Kickstarter project for the Galapagos…
Not complying with the Act now can result in penalties of up to $50,000 for individuals and $250,000 for companies or corporations,
Water covers two-thirds of the globe and is the most valuable resource we have. We become more creative and connected…
The United Nations (UN), its members, and ocean-related organizations throughout the world are preparing for World Oceans Day on June…
Nature is slowly winning the battle The Ahearn Trader, which went aground in 1960, has succumbed to the passage of…
Summer cottagers and water sports in Canada begin with the three-day long holiday weekend in May, which also includes some…
A summary of all you need to know about scuba diving in Thailand. Where & when to learn to dive,…
Powell River, B.C. – On February 4, 2021, Hai A. Trinh was found guilty in Powell River Provincial Court for fishing…
In the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used, a lighthouse keeper or lightkeeper was responsible for tending…
The film “Call of the Coastal Wolves” follows a crew of filmmakers on a two-week journey in search of the…
In August of 2020, Mike Adams of Rothesay, New Brunswick, set out in a kayak with a friend to explore…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of the scuba…
Did you ever wonder how the top professionals capture amazing underwater pictures? Jill Heinerth, Fellow of the Academy of Underwater…
According to the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, the MONTREAL, Steamer burned on the River St. Lawrence in January 1858, killing 264…
Explorer Diving’s (in Kingston) Chris Haslip (on his scooter) wanted to visit the barge cars and dock underwater near the…
The Swim Buddy was the first open water swim buoy to be marketed in Canada, despite the fact that it…
Chris Samson and Kian Zhao of Vancouver, British Columbia, spend their days freediving and looking for crab on the ocean…
Chris’s Chats is concentrating on “how to make your air last longer” in this second edition. This video is intended…
“Castleguard. For a caver, the name invokes imagination and emotion. As Canada’s longest cave, it has enchanted expedition cavers from…
Linnea Mills was on the second dive of her PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course in Lake MacDonald in Glacier…
World Oceans Day Have you heard of Heritage Hard Hat Divers? They are divers who use vintage equipment. Tom Bell…
Brian Bugge, a U.S. Pacific Fleet Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems officer, was off-duty, on a closed-circuit rebreather training dive in…
The SS Arctic was a 2,856-ton paddle steamer that served as part of the Collins Line’s transatlantic passenger and mail…
Dolphin Beach is about 20 kilometers from Nanaimo, British Columbia, and is known for its red maple trees. On either…
Join Canadians for a celebration a century in the making as we honour 100 years of our Canadian Icon, the…
Spiro Pappas attended schoool in 2nd High School of Patras, Greece, and studied at the University of Toronto, but now…
Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks join Dive in with Liz and Sylvia. Dive in with Liz and Sylvia welcomes Emily…
Derek Graham and his two scuba buddies, Martin Smithson and Nicole Brown recently dove the Humber Bay, Toronto in December…
This documentary about the A. J. Goddard started in 2014 and directed by Jesse Davidge. Blatant Studio in Vancouver, BC, Canada completed…
Each month’s webinar features experts on a topic related to abandoned and derelict vessels. The goal of the series is…
Water and kids are like peanut butter and jam sandwiches! They go together! With the advent of spring/summer coming in…
Last week, Chris Foisey, a diving instructor at Dan’s Dive Shop in St Catherines, Ontario, reached a significant milestone. With…
Shark Fin Win! On May 10, 2021, the culmination of years of lobbying by Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation, a…
The TripAdvisor Site States this: Experience the sparkling water, windswept pines and rocky grandeur of Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands aboard…
Save Ontario Shipwrecks is inviting both members and the general public to the 2021 Annual General Meeting. Following the business portion…