Alex Storm, a Cape Breton-er, author and co-discoverer of the french ship SS Cormeau passed away August 12, 2020 at…
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
After two weeks of intensive treatment for COVID19, Paco Valverde, Marine Biologist and vaquita conservation specialist, passed away 31 July…
“Its a whale of a plan” Over 300 beluga whales are in captivity worldwide, with some going to a new…
HMS Princess Charlotte, renamed the HMS Burlington, was a 42-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built in 1814, at…
We use science to educate and protect. This is our mission. This is what drives us relentlessly forward. The challenges…
The Florence Spirit (heading down the Welland Canal towards Lake Ontario) and Alanis (heading to Lake Erie), both great lake…
Join us for another Friday Afternoon Beer Session, with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos, “To defend one must know: From the Archeological Process…
Are you an Advanced Open Water Diver, or need to do your Deep or Wreck Adventure Diving as part of…
Last summer, Steve Lewis’ longtime friend, Paul Vincent Toomer called him to tell him that he had accepted RAID International’s…
Tobermory Investors Real Estate Inc., and Sault Ste. Marie may have reached an understanding / agreement regarding the MS Norgoma…
Come join Ross Richardson for another virtual “Manitou Mysteries Shipwreck Adventure” talk on Zoom. Ross’s talk on this virtual series…
On 23 July 2020, Shearwater revealed the latest in their range of dive computers, the Peregrine. Since its inception in…
We want you! NAUI is spearheading a new ‘scholarship’ program for dive professionals in conjunction with NAUI Dive team colleagues.…
Bill and Nadine Beard are PADI Instructors, SSI Platinum Pro 5000 members and were elected to The International Legends Of…
Jennifer Carter; an Explorers Club fellow, author and producer who co-authored the book “Titanic Adventure: One Woman’s True Life Voyage…
Based in Richmond, British Columbia, Shearwater Research has something to share with scuba divers on Thursday 23 July 2020. Shearwater…
There are few shipwrecked vessels in all of the Great Lakes that can match the Westmoreland treasure-ship story. During her…
Hamonic was a passenger vessel built for operation on the Great Lakes. It was launched in 1909 and served on…
Five TV Weeks of Sharks 2020! The National Geographic “SharkFest’s” television festival extended its 3 week appearance in 2019 to…
“Under Thin Ice”, the documentary from explorers, Jill Heinerth and Mario Cyr, has won a significant award from the Canadian…
Theodore Tugboat Too is up for sale at a $495,000 asking price. The Tugboat has entertained many a Halifax Harbor…
“Girls that Scuba” is very excited to share their “Girls that Scuba Ambassadorship Program”, with 10 incredible female divers from…
Join Dive Kawartha for PADI Women’s Dive Day on July 18, 2020 with a charter in Humber Bay Park to…
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to announce that it will re-open to the public on Friday, July 17th.…
Manitoulin Island is an island situated in Lake Huron. It is located within the borders of Ontario’s Canadian province. It…
Holland College has recently discontinued its Commercial Diving Program in Prince Edward Island, after 19 years. Diving graduates received a…
Gilbert has a history of successful unique artistic ventures created by a vivid imagination; a love for the splendid creatures living in hidden aquatic environments and a lifetime cause in communicating the mysteries of underwater environments.
“The Shipwreck Diving Capital of Canada” Ask divers about Tobermory from outside Canada and their answer may be “but the…
The Edge is a new RAID communications concept that includes a newsletter and a free digital magazine.The Edge magazine and newsletter…
Who Needs a Pleasure Craft Operator Card? All motorised boat operators in Canada must have evidence of competence, such as…
The ReIGNITE Talks is a series that’s re-thinking and re-imagining our planet. Each month, Environmental Defence will aim to make sense of the world…
Terence Bay (Population 824 in 2006) is a rural fishing community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, on the…
A Different Way to Travel We have a passion for exploration, for discovering and visiting new and unknown destinations. Our…
“We are very disappointed about having to cancel the Festival for 2020,” said David Leverton, Executive Director of the Maritime…
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre is a public-facing library and archive holding material concerning over 250 years…
A nature reserve extending about ten kilometres from the southern shore of Manitoulin Island to Lake Huron is known as…
For generations of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians whose lives depended on the water, a boat was a veritable vessel – to…
The “Cats Ass” was a common expression used in the past. According to the slang dictionary, the saying means “something…
April 1966; Number Three Mine @ Bell Island, the last of the underground mines was closed, pumps were turned off…
It’s about time! Canada’s new Sunk, Abandoned, or Hazardous Vessels Act came into force on July 30th, 2019 and affects…
The Breadalbane was a three-masted merchant ship designed in 1843 by Hedderwich & Rowan in a shipyard on the Clyde…
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Director, Cathy McGirr announced the Museum is to become the permanent home for all…
Scuba diving in Kingston provides a world class wreck diving experience with plenty of wrecks to choose from. What’s the…
Until we as human divers grow gills, we can’t breathe underwater without the assistance of air, and to this end,…
Lake Diefenbaker is named after John G. Diefenbaker, Canada’s former prime minister and is Saskatchewan’s largest body of water (in…