Author: Kathy Dowsett

Welcome to Canada’s Premier Drysuit Repair & Sales Facility Custom Diving Services is your Premier Drysuit Repair & Sales facility,…

The Alberta Underwater Council is proud to present the Divescapes Conference and Exhibition. Divescapes has had some outstanding shows including 2012 and 2014 shows in Edmonton, well we are working hard to bring you an even bigger and better show in 2016! New speakers and new exhibitors in a great new venue. 2016 is shaping up to be the best Divescapes yet! This is a show you won’t want to miss so book early as there are a limited number of tickets available!

The Alberta Underwater Council is proud to present the Divescapes Conference and Exhibition. Divescapes has had some outstanding shows including…

With more than 20 books of Newfoundland sea stories to his credit, Robert C. Parsons may know as many facts and anecdotes about this province’s marine history as anyone, and probably more. The retired teacher from the South Coast town of Grand Bank has been writing seriously since 1987 on various historical subjects, but he is best known for his shipwreck tales involving Newfoundland sailing vessels.

With more than 20 books of Newfoundland sea stories to his credit, Robert C. Parsons may know as many facts…

The Empress of Ireland brought 117,000 immigrants to Canada in the early years of the 20th century before it was T-boned by a Norwegian vessel and sank in the St. Lawrence River. The ship was carrying 1,477 people and 1,012 of them died. There were no casualties on Norway’s Storstad, which transported coal.

The Empress of Ireland brought 117,000 immigrants to Canada in the early years of the 20th century before it was…

Thanks to Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s song, the sinking of the American freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald during a severe Lake…

Gods Pocket Resort has some of the best diving on the planet. Bill Weeks and Annie Ceschi are excellent operators who will make sure you have the dive adventure of a lifetime. All video was shot in a 6 day period in the British Columbia waters off of God’s Pocket Resort near Port Hardy.

Gods Pocket Resort has some of the best diving on the planet. Bill Weeks and Annie Ceschi are excellent operators…

GloRope.com was founded in Colorado in 2006. Since that time, the companyhas grown and developed their unique and innovative way of infusing glow materials into products. Their unique products and design give their users immeasurable safety and benefits for years to come.

GloRope.com was founded in Colorado in 2006. Since that time, the companyhas grown and developed their unique and innovative way…

For Greg Baldock and Dylan Smith, the attraction of scuba diving in the Pacific offshore from British Columbia’s Vancouver Island…

A study of aerial photos and satellite imagery of four ice-rich regions in northwestern Canada has found that the land…

Bruce Partridge was taking a sailing instructor course in Vancouver when a scuba diver who was also on the course suggested he should enjoy the diving while there. “I said ‘I am not a diver and I have no plans to jump off a perfectly good boat.’ ”

Bruce Partridge was taking a sailing instructor course in Vancouver when a scuba diver who was also on the course…

Of the various pirates who lurked along the wild, sparsely inhabited coasts of Newfoundland in the 16th and 17th centuries, Peter Easton was among the elite, most successful and best known. His plundering, which ranged from Newfoundland and the Grand Banks south to the Caribbean and Spanish Main, made him the scourge of the Western Atlantic for more than a decade.

Of the various pirates who lurked along the wild, sparsely inhabited coasts of Newfoundland in the 16th and 17th centuries,…

Lifeguards keep their eyes trained on the beach so they can react quickly if someone is in danger. Still, there is time for those with an entrepreneurial spirit to ponder solutions to inconveniences beachgoers face.

Lifeguards keep their eyes trained on the beach so they can react quickly if someone is in danger. Still, there…

Recreational boating is a favourite pastime in Canada with between seven and nine million people enjoying Canadian waterways each year.…

Ecojustice issued the following statement about the federal government’s plans for reviewing Canada’s environmental laws to restore credibility to the environmental assessment process:

First-time visitors to Australia are often drawn to the big city attractions of Sydney and Melbourne or the fabulous beaches of Queensland’s Gold Coast. I’ve always had a soft spot for Adelaide in South Australia, a city built more on a human scale, where downtown can be easily navigated on bike, foot or tram. For me, Adelaide’s greatest attraction is a huge market right in the city’s center.

Join Aqua Spirit for this 8 day fantastic dive trip, taking place at Buddy Dive Resort, in Bonaire and improve your underwater photography skills. Personal guidance and assistance by UW photo expert Ran Mor.

Cradles of Glass is a primer on the glass cloud sponges of British Columbia Canada. These sponges are delicate organisms and are in dire need of protections.

Since production the 9 reef sites mentioned have received some protections and the BC Park reef has received full protections.

Cradles of Glass is a primer on the glass cloud sponges of British Columbia Canada. These sponges are delicate organisms…

Buoyed by the success of its first PADI Women’s Dive Day last year the follow-up event will be held on July 16.

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) named Jill Heinerth, world famous Canadian cave diver, as its first Explorer-in-Residence to mark World Oceans Day today. “Exploration is in the DNA of the RCGS,” said John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. “We are so delighted to have Jill Heinerth in this new role. It is hard to imagine anyone who better embodies the courage and commitment of exploration.”

June 8 marks World Oceans Day, but what if we celebrated oceans every day? Covering more than 70 per cent of Earth’s surface, oceans, more than anything, define our small blue planet. We should celebrate their complex and vibrant ecosystems, life-sustaining services, calming effects and unimaginable diversity, much of which we have not yet even discovered.

Taking place on 9th July 2016, the 38th Annual ACBS Toronto Vintage Boat show promises to be a fun event…

Buoyed by the success of its first PADI Women’s Dive Day last year the follow-up event will be held on…

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) named Jill Heinerth, world famous Canadian cave diver, as its first Explorer-in-Residence to mark…

The adverse impact of plastic bags on the environment and sea life is finally getting some push-back in Canada. On Jan. 1, 2018 Montreal will become the first large Canadian city to ban single-use plastic bags. Shoppers will be allowed to use thicker re-cycled bags that can be re-used again and again.

The adverse impact of plastic bags on the environment and sea life is finally getting some push-back in Canada. On…

Xtreme Edge Divers is proud to host its first Annual Hawg Roast/ Dive event from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, June…

If there are two boats in distress at the same time on Lake Ontario one rescue boat is not enough. To meet that challenge the Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association (PARA) is raising funds to purchase a second Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

If there are two boats in distress at the same time on Lake Ontario one rescue boat is not enough.…

It’s something like the classic “chicken and egg story.” Which came first? In Terry Dwyer’s case the question is “shipwrecks or scuba diving?” There never was any doubt in his mind. His sole purpose to dive was to facilitate his passion for searching shipwrecks.

Zebra and quagga mussels are freshwater bivalves native to the Black Sea region of Eurasia. Both species were believed to…

Discover the story of one of Canada’s greatest maritime disasters Over one hundred years after the sinking of the Empress of…

It’s something like the classic “chicken and egg story.” Which came first? In Terry Dwyer’s case the question is “shipwrecks…

During July 25 to August 4, 2016, Team Sedna will fly to Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, for an action-packed, 11-day…

Dan’s Dive shop is proud to bring you a once in a Lifetime Experience in the form of a pair of…

When diving in Navy Bay it’s impossible to miss the military presence in Kingston, Ontario. On the west side of…