The Cora W Post Brick Barge is a freshwater dive accessible from the shore on Howe Island in Kingston, Ontario,…
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
Stanton A. Waterman, who passed away on the 10th August 2023, was a five-time Emmy-winning cinematographer and underwater film producer…
From 1959 to 1974, HMCS Chaudière was a Restigouche-class destroyer and the second vessel of her class in the Royal…
Please note, this is a pre-order. This title will be released on November 14, 2023. Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling…
A diver is someone who swims under water while wearing special breathing equipment. Why? Scuba diving allows you to move…
“The New Orleans was a 231 foot-long bulk freighter that was built in 1885 in Marine City, Michigan. It sank…
Saltwater Sean (Sean McMullen) of Nova Scotia discovered this J. Quinn Ginger Beer bottle during one of his freediving cleanups…
A commercial fisher caught a single adult female Grass Carp in Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte on July 3. The…
“”Ever wonder what else comes out at night in our lakes and rivers? Night diving in Lower Niagara river at…
The sea lamprey is an invasive species that has been kept under control in Canada’s Great Lakes for decades -…
“Leave well enough alone” is an expression. This easily applied to the Alvin Clark, a schooner that sailed the Great…
Have you ever wanted to scuba dive the Niagara River? Come along with Bill Lindberg on a dive and see…
Sarnia, Ontario’s waterfront has the Bluewater Bridge, connecting Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron Michigan, a walking path, benches and of…
Call For Applicants for the 2023 Zale Parry Scholarship. The Academy of Underwater Arts and Science is currently accepting applications…
Doug Ford’s plan to pave over 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt is more than just breaking a promise he’s made…
Kayla Martin is very excited to be presenting “3 Different Times” about her diving experiences with shipwrecks at the Port…
The Gyles family’s crown jewel is the 90-year-old racing yacht Severn II. The Lake Ontario boating community came to a…
Spencer Baker, was working on the Ambassador Bridge, and fell 43 meters (141 feet) into the Detroit River. This heavily…
“In a truly “Yellowknife” moment; I found a wallet under the Government Dock while doing a cleanup today. (July 2022)…
The St. Peters Canal is a small shipping canal on Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada. It spans an isthmus…
Bob Chaulk, a Halifax diving veteran, contacted Saltwater Sean and asked if he could do some underwater photograph work for…
We’ve all heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her November 10, 1975 disaster, which was considered one of the worst…
The Great Sand Hills are sand dunes in the south-west region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The Great Sand Hills, which are…
Summertime fun in the water is approaching, and nothing beats having fun in the water, whether in pools, lakes, or…
Saint Pierre and Miquelon officially the Territorial Collectivité de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is a self-governing French overseas collectivity in the…
Lock 21 is located at the upper entrance to the 11-mile-long Cornwall Canal, which was built to avoid the Great…
Bill Lindberg and three diving buddies went diving at Navy Hall (lower Niagara River: Niargara-on-the-Lake) recently About Navy Hall: Fort…
The Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia stands 6.1m (20ft) tall and 18.3m (60ft) above the water. The lighthouse, built…
The International Scuba Diving Show is pleased to introduce the 25th edition’s godmother, underwater filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Aquanath. Nathalie Lasselin…
The St. Peter is a historic Great Lakes schooner that was lost at sea in Lake Ontario near Pultneyville in…
Chris Foisey responds to a free diver’s question about a “sound underwater” and explains how sound travels in water. We’ll…
The George C Finney lies upright in 100 feet of water, buried in mud and silt, with the majority of…
In 1974, the world of Navy Sea Divers in the United States was very different. Women were not permitted to…
“Little is known of the sixgill shark. This mysterious species spends most of its time patrolling the bottom of the…
On an October day in 1881, the Fred McBrier was westbound in the Straits of Mackinaw, towing the schooner-barges J.B.…
Dive in to explore an incredible world beneath the waves. Opens June 5, 2023. Voyage to the Deep: Underwater Adventures…
The Audubon collided with the Defiance, a wooden two-masted schooner with a wreck length of 115 feet, a beam of…
Get ready for the adrenaline-pumping action of the 1000 Islands Regatta Hydroplane Races in Brockville, Ontario Details June 30th-July 2nd,…
Lana Smithson made her first dive in Newfoundland at Ship Cove. (July 22, 2022) Ship Cove is at the northernmost…
After months of filming across the country to reveal the secrets of multiple lakes, bodies of water, flooded places and…
The largest body of water in southern Saskatchewan is Lake Diefenbaker, though Last Mountain Lake is the largest naturally occurring…
Robert Lorne Hunter was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author, and politician (October 13, 1941 – May 2, 2005) He was…
Scuba divers can dive to some of the best shipwrecks in The Great Lakes, which border both Canada and the…
Another fantastic discovery by Saltwater Sean (Sean McMullen). So, how did a bottle of Florida water cologne end up in…
René Théophile “Phil” Nuytten, OC OBC born August 13, 1941, passed away at age 81. He was a Canadian entrepreneur,…