Author: Kathy Dowsett

Video shot at Cranberry Cove, located near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia by Jim Walker

Video by Jim Walker from Lobsters Gone Wild Dive Details: Dive site: Cranberry Cove, located near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. Dive…

Scuba divers love to explore shipwrecks. But they must do it without touching the wreck. Wooden hulls can be can be easily damaged after lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. “Wood underwater for 200 years is more like sponge,” says Tom Scott, a scuba diver and a member of a volunteer organization called Save Ontario  Shipwrecks.

Scuba divers love to explore shipwrecks. But they must do it without touching the wreck. Wooden hulls can be can…

The PEI SCUBA Divers group is excited to announce the discovery of a new shipwreck in PEI waters.

The PEI SCUBA Divers group is excited to announce the discovery of a new shipwreck in PEI waters. The newly…

Applications for scholarships and training grants for 2018 from the non-profit Women Divers Hall of Fame are now closed. This organization honours and raises awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. It provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world.

Applications for scholarships and training grants for 2018 from the non-profit Women Divers Hall of Fame are now closed. This organization…

For Steven Rodenhizer, a combination of scuba diving, university and teaching would influence his career path.

For Steven Rodenhizer, a combination of scuba diving, university and teaching would influence his career path. “I was enrolled in…

Blue Planet II is due for release in 2017.  This series is about natural history, and like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001),  it is narrated by naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

Blue Planet II is due for release in 2017.  This series is about natural history, and like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001),  it…

The memory of late film maker Rob Stewart, whose under-water work illustrates sharks in a positive light, has been honoured by his peers.

The memory of late film maker Rob Stewart, whose under-water work illustrates sharks in a positive light, has been honoured by his peers.

Most Canadians know the story of the gold rush in our country’s far north more than a century ago. But a rush to find a ring that was lost in the Yellowknife River — not so many.

Most Canadians know the story of the gold rush in our country’s far north more than a century ago. But…

In the coming weeks, The Scuba News Canada will be featuring videos by Oceana Canada on the exploration of the Gulf of St Lawrence.

In the coming weeks, The Scuba News Canada will be featuring videos by Oceana Canada on the exploration of the Gulf…

The Canadian and American governments  have issued a recall for a Suunto-built wireless tank pressure transmitter. The wireless tank pressure transmitter and Suunto tank POD have failed during regular dry land pressure testing. There is a risk of injury if it bursts.

The Canadian and American governments  have issued a recall for a Suunto-built wireless tank pressure transmitter. The wireless tank pressure…

Compilation of several dive sites along the south shore of Nova Scotia.

Compilation of several dive sites along the south shore of Nova Scotia. Water temperature 10 degrees C. Dive Depth :…

There are so many SHIPWRECKS in the Great Lakes, with more than 2,000 of them on the Canadian side of these “freshwater seas.”

There are so many SHIPWRECKS in the Great Lakes, with more than 2,000 of them on the Canadian side of…

When the Minnewanka Landing resort opened in Alberta in 1888 it was meant to attract sport fishermen and others who wanted a pleasant holiday. In winter months it catered to skiers.

When the Minnewanka Landing resort opened in Alberta in 1888 it was meant to attract sport fishermen and others who…

A voluntary product check of select regulators with the ACD yoke systems is being offered by Aqua Lung.

A voluntary product check of select regulators with the ACD yoke systems is being offered by Aqua Lung. This concerns…

Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the Arctic on the Edge/L’Arctique à la limite Expedition documents the life cycle of ice from Greenland to Baffin Island, south down the Labrador Coast, ending in Newfoundland

Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the Arctic on the Edge/L’Arctique à la limite Expedition documents the life cycle of…

Our country’s air space was far away from the brutality of the Second World War in Europe. He should have been safe, at least until he was ready for the war theatre. But like so many young pilots in training he would die in a crash and never see action.

William Charles Smith was flying Harvard aircraft number 2963 on June 19, 1943, while training as a pilot in Canada.…

Perhaps fact or legend,we too have a local Oshawa story of a buried Army Chest reported to be 37,000 pounds sterling or $100,000. At a distance of two miles to the west of Oshawa’s present day harbour is Stone’s Cove and Roger’s beach, During the war when Lake Ontario had a higher elevation instead of the current marsh and a creek, it was an area open to seafaring.

Perhaps fact or legend,we too have a local Oshawa story of a buried Army Chest reported to be 37,000 pounds…

In the coming weeks, The Scuba News Canada will be featuring videos by Oceana Canada on the exploration of the Gulf of St Lawrence.

In the coming weeks, The Scuba News Canada will be featuring videos by Oceana Canada on the exploration of the Gulf…

Most recipients of the Order of Canada are honoured for what they have done on dry land. Not Phil Nuytten. The British Columbia diver has been an active innovator under water.

Most recipients of the Order of Canada are honoured for what they have done on dry land. Not Phil Nuytten.…

The body of Vancouver Island filmmaker Twyla Roscovich, 38, has been found at Fisherman’s Wharf in Campbell River after missing for a week

Filmmaker who directed Salmon Confidential dies The body of Vancouver Island filmmaker Twyla Roscovich, 38, has been found at Fisherman’s Wharf…

The timing of the discovery of the first of nine Avro Arrow test models could not have been more appropriate. This year is Canada’s 150th birthday and next year will be the 60th anniversary of the full-sized Arrow’s first test flight.

The timing of the discovery of the first of nine Avro Arrow test models could not have been more appropriate.…

While people adept at holding their breath have been exploring the underwater world for a long time, scuba diving is relatively new. In a history of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) written by Albert A. Tillman and Thomas T. Tillman, the authors say the first “aqua lung,” was not introduced until 1949. It was developed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnon.

While people adept at holding their breath have been exploring the underwater world for a long time, scuba diving is…

Sometimes it is as difficult to prove the identity of a sunken ship as it is to find it. That is central to the story of the long-sought Griffon, which disappeared in 1679.