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This morning CBC radio reported the body of a SCUBA diver was recovered from the water around 10pm Friday night, north of Horseshoe Bay. There were no more details, and no article on their website yet. Does anybody know any other details?

Last night the bio-luminescence at Whytecliff was the most intense I have ever seen. If you haven't been out for a night dive recently, now is a good time to go.

I'm in need of a new neck seal for my Bare Trilam suit. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that it should cost around $50 to ship the suit to Bare and have the neck seal replaced. So today I called several of the Lower Mainland shops that Bare lists on their website. They all expected it...

A couple weeks ago I had to wait for a while in the sun before going diving. I applied sunscreen liberally to my face and neck. Yesterday I pulled out my suit to go diving and noticed that the top 1/2 inch of the latex seal is all sticky and obviously degraded. My cuffs are pristine just as...

Anybody up for an afternoon or evening dive tomorrow, June 4 around Vancouver somewhere?

I'm looking to get into underwater photography. I've done quite a bit of reading in these forums, and am currently considering a Canon A590 (replacement of A570) in and IkeLite housing, and a D-2000 strobe. Today I was playing with an A590 and thought that manipulating the controls of the...

I'm guessing that many SCUBA divers also enjoy visiting public aquariums. Share with everybody which public aquariums you think are best. Here in Vancouver we have a very good public aquarium in Stanley park, not surprisingly the Pacific North West displays are their best, especially the...

I've been wondering about post-dive exercise lately as most of my diving is from shore and climbing a steep hill after a dive is pretty common. Can you give a bit more detail on what immediately means, please. E.g. will waiting 5 minutes before climbing a big hill remove a big chunk of the...

I just created a thread on the best local ID books over on the Western Canada forum. Since we really are the same region I figured I'd get input from everyone watching this forum. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/western-canada/206714-best-id-books.html Please reply on the above thread to...

What are your favorite ID books for the local flora and fauna? I'm interested in getting a few books to cover all the local plant and animal life from whales on down to the various soft and slimy things growing on the rocks. Scott S.

So here is the situation, my wife and I have 2-3 weeks of vacation at the end of November/early December. My wife wants to re-do her OW cert on vacation. We are looking for a destination that meet the following criteria i) The water and air is warm. ii) There is plenty of reasonably...

Hi, I'm a new diver (15 dives to date) and live in Vancouver. I'm looking for people to dive with in the Vancouver area. I have already met a few people in the area through SB, and am hoping to meet some more. I'm not working over the summer so I have the flexibility to dive almost any time...

Hello, (again) from a new diver in Vancouver, BC. I have been reading and enjoying the board for several weeks. My first post was a couple hours before the crash. I wanted everyone to know how much I appreciate all the useful information that can be found here. I was wondering if anyone...