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There are a pile of systems out there and it all depends on what you want to eventually be able to do. I would suggest to keep your options open as far as being able to add on to your system - I started off with a Sea&Sea 860G and just the housing. I then added one and later a 2nd strobe. I now...

For anyone who is interested, the dive store in Chatham, ON is going to have our 3rd annual u/w pumpkin carving challenge in Sarnia this coming Sunday (Oct. 26th) starting at noon. We plan on meeting at the Sydney Smith/government docks which is at the end of Harbour Rd (PM if you need more...

I think we'll be around the back on the shallow side. Just look for the Ontario license plates - there should be about 5-6 vehicles (so far there are about 12 of us planning on going).

I definitely want to make a M&G, maybe bring some good Canadian beer to speed up the fire side chat that I keep hearing about. But unfortunately the weekend you have chosen is also the weekend we are having our u/w pumpkin carving challenge and as defending champion I am expected to show up and...

I know it is a week before the M&G but unfortunately my schedule would only allow me to get away for Sat. Oct 18th. Anybody planning on being there then - I am coming down from Canada with a group of 5 or 6 divers.

ScubaSteve001, I've already metnioned the Monarch under the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia and that one is definitely on my list (at number 2) but number 1 is a bit further downstream at a town called Port Lambton (just north of Walbpole Island). Reasons - ease of entry, ease of exit, nice drift...

Steve, I'm assuming you are asking about the dive by the Blue Water Bridge. There are a couple of different dives in that area but probably the most common and most manageable (was going to say easy but with the currents that would be misleading) is what is known as the Monarch dive. Actually...

a couple of years ago a buddy left his large safe-a-dive kit (plastic tool box) on a charter and I collected after he left. It was close to Christmas so I held onto it (apparently he tore apart his garage looking for it) until our Christmas party and gave it back to him all wrapped up. Inbetween...

I'm from Chatham and more then willing to meet up for a dive. I usually dive the St. Clair river in either Sarnia (under the bluewater bridge) or a bit further downstream in front of a little town called Port Lambton (just north of Walpole Island). I also dive Lake Huron (from Grand Bend and...

Thanks for sharing - definitely a nerve racking expeirence for sure. Not positive but I think you have the 1st and 2nd stages confused. I always thought the 1st stage was the stage that was connected directly to the tank and the 2nd stage was the one that you actually breathed off...

Here is a link for an updated ontario underwater council report - you need acrobat reader to view it, scroll down to the part about Craig Whitehouse. http://www.underwatercouncil.com/dow..._in_20 08.pdf Having trouble cutting and pasting the relavent info so quick summary of additional...

Some more details are starting to come out about this terrible tragedy. It sounds like this was what I would consider to be a technical dive with a possible depth in the 200' range. My thoughts go out to the family and friends of this diver during this very difficult time. Perhaps someone with...

Here is another article from Owen Sound newspaper: Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA

So far this is the only thing that has been posted - has the diver's name and where he was from but not much on details. Diver Dead And in case the link goes dead:

You may want to check with the dive shop in Gravenhurst - Scuba Shack (website: Scuba Shack, Central Ontario's Only One Stop SDI / TDI Recreational And Technical Dive Facility.). I met the shop owner 4-5 years ago while in the Carribean and dove with him there and he told me about a bunch of the...

Some options for the western part of Lake Erie: 1) Point Pelee/Pelee passage - lots of wrecks and most are relatively shallow although since they are shallow they are pretty broken up. Lake can get churned up relatively quick due to shallow depths which can mess up the vis but if the weather...

I was confused on the plates as well until I dove it with one of the guys from Sarnia so I will attempt to break it down: Entry Point: Go to the breakwall by the tall monument (stone monument with a bunch of faces cared on the top part) about 14' tall. At the breakwall by the monument you...

I dive the St. Clair river on a weekly basis around the town of Port Lambton (just down river from Marine City on the American side). Similar to busdiver - main activity is get negative and pull yourself along the bottom looking for artifacts. We usually have two vehicles so that we can go in...

I regularily dive the St. Clair River which connects Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair (and later to Lake Erie via the Detroit River). Majority of the dives are down further down river with 3 knot current although just for fun we will dive the mouth of the river about once a week where the current...

Did 2 dives along the St. Clair River. Found an old Milk of Magnesia bottle so definitely a great way to spend Canada Day. River was really busy with lots of boat traffic.