Irish diver ready for Canadian freshwater

Steven Kowalski · Jul 1, 2012

Hi all,

I've been here just under a year (but I haven't got my dive gear shipped over as yet) and I'm looking forward to getting some freshwater diving in and seeing the wrecks that the lakes have to offer. There's a Dive Club about a 20 minute walk from our place-so I have no excuses. A dive buddy of mine reported 14 C waters back in Dublin Bay, so I think (hope) the water temp here shouldn't be too bad!

Cheers

Steven

grf88 · Jul 1, 2012

Welcome to Toronto. There is plenty of great diving within several hours drive of Toronto and there are diveable wrecks in Lake Ontario right off the Toronto shoreline. There are also a number of active dive clubs in the area, Canadian Sub Aqua being one of them and the one that I belong to. www.cansac.ca
If you had planned on shipping any scuba tanks over don't waste your money as they can not be used here.

Glenn

Steven Kowalski · Jul 1, 2012

Cheers Glen, I appreciate the information. I didn't get around to buying either a tank or a regulator set before I left Ireland-so no worries on that front. What depth do the wrecks sit at in Lake Ontario?

I read about some good diving in Kingston and of course Tobermory.

I'll check out that website too.

Steve

Norberto · Jul 2, 2012

Hi Steve, many wrecks in lake Ontario are within recreational limits ( 20-40m). We have charter every Thursday evening going out to couple of local shipwrecks. For more information contact Learn to scuba dive at AquaSub Scuba Diving Centre located in Richmond Hill, Ontario PADI 5 Star IDC facility your one stop dive shop
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Norbert

abnfrog · Jul 23, 2012

grf88:
Welcome to Toronto. There is plenty of great diving within several hours drive of Toronto and there are diveable wrecks in Lake Ontario right off the Toronto shoreline. There are also a number of active dive clubs in the area, Canadian Sub Aqua being one of them and the one that I belong to. www.cansac.ca
If you had planned on shipping any scuba tanks over don't waste your money as they can not be used here.

Glenn

i would advise against it ...................................

PR_SMITH · Jul 24, 2012

grf88:
Welcome to Toronto. There is plenty of great diving within several hours drive of Toronto and there are diveable wrecks in Lake Ontario right off the Toronto shoreline. There are also a number of active dive clubs in the area, Canadian Sub Aqua being one of them and the one that I belong to. www.cansac.ca
If you had planned on shipping any scuba tanks over don't waste your money as they can not be used here.

Glenn

Glenn's a fellow Limey, so he should know

Dr Dog · Jul 24, 2012

you should be looking to get a Tobermory trip in this year

Scuba capital of Canada apprently

Steven Kowalski · Jul 25, 2012

I'm off to Brockville this weekend, first time diving in freshwater so looking forward to that!

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abnfrog:
i would advise against it ...................................

Advise against? Diving in Lake Ontario?

Dhboner · Jul 25, 2012

I dive in Lake Ontario (Humber Bay) almost every weekend and, apart from the fact that I glow in the dark, I've suffered no ill effects!

Bob

Steven Kowalski · Jul 26, 2012

Dhboner:
I dive in Lake Ontario (Humber Bay) almost every weekend and, apart from the fact that I glow in the dark, I've suffered no ill effects!

Bob

Excellent, saves buying a back up light!

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