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I guess I was talking about a couple of things at the same time. So allow me to be more specific.

1/ there is a general lack of training pools in Toronto and specifically in the Downtown Area( AKA the core). I have in fact spoken to parks and rec and there are issues that will take effort and a group of people to reconcile.
2/ There is no open water training site in Toronto. I don't like having to go all the way out to Gulliver's to teach OW and I am sure students don't either. So a site along the Lake shore would be great but it would be something that would need to be developed in a way that made it safe to dive with the boat traffic.

I though it might be an idea to find some people who also saw a similar need and wanted to do something about it. Thanks for all the constructive suggestions.
 
Just a question......what stops you from doing open water training at Humber? Potential for boat traffic? That would be a good reason but I am not sure if there are legal roadblocks or not.

Just a question.
 
I'm not sure about there not being any OW training sites at Humber...unless I'm missing something, I'm heading out to humber tomorrow for the first of my OW certification dives. Perhaps, instead of calling the OP a dork, we can mention some of the places we do OW diving in Toronto, in an effort to build a list of places to go, and who goes there?

MIKE
 
I guess I was talking about a couple of things at the same time. So allow me to be more specific.

1/ there is a general lack of training pools in Toronto and specifically in the Downtown Area( AKA the core). I have in fact spoken to parks and rec and there are issues that will take effort and a group of people to reconcile.
2/ There is no open water training site in Toronto. I don't like having to go all the way out to Gulliver's to teach OW and I am sure students don't either. So a site along the Lake shore would be great but it would be something that would need to be developed in a way that made it safe to dive with the boat traffic.

I though it might be an idea to find some people who also saw a similar need and wanted to do something about it. Thanks for all the constructive suggestions.

Humber Bay is an excellent location for open water checkout dives. The depth maxes out at around 40 feet...visibility is usually decent (unless there have been strong on-shore winds) and there are some silly things along the line to look at.
 
Oh and maybe a list of what we see at those sites too, and how busy they are, so we can prioritize :-)
 
A list of sites around Toronto is an excellent Idea. Does Humber Bay not get very cold? I was thinking that Cherry beach might be a good location to scout as the water temp tends to be warmer than spots that are more open to the lake proper. Not certain if it would be considered part of the Harbour or not. The Lifeguards that I spoke to seemed to think it would be okay to dive. I am planning a dive there in a couple of weeks to see what it looks like if anyone is interested.
 
Any open water dive site is going to get cold. We live in Ontario :D. About the only place you can go locally that I know of to do warmer water diving is Gullivers. It reaches in excess of 80° as the summer goes on. That warm temperature comes at a cost though.

Humber will "warm up" as the summer goes on and could cool off a bit if currents move the right way but for the most part, it will be as warm there as many other local Lake Ontario dives. I hate to say it, if you want warm water, fly south of make the drive to the St. Lawrence later in the summer. Quarries may warm up but as I said, that typically comes at a cost (such as visibility and ear infections).
 
Humber is a good site but you have towait a week or so after a more than an average rain unless you literraly want to dive in a toilet and you do not want to dive in a warm humber :)

Cherry is warmer but alsohave a lot of algae when its warm
 

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