jdcrouch:
I'm looking to join a local (GTA) dive club. I'm leaning toward the Etobicoke Underwater Club because of its ACUC affiliation and it is in the West end but I'd like anybody's honest opinion of any other clubs. My main focus is the diving and not so much as a social club. Its been a frustrating summer trying to find one day weekend charters that don't require weeks of planning or risking driving for 3 hours to tempt the fates as a walk-on. I like the idea of upgrading my skills with club sponsored training sessions. If anyone can give me their two pennies or personal experiences I'd love to hear from you.
James
Sounds like you did not look hard enough,
Scuba2000 had sport dives almost every weekend
Aquasub does as well
Northern Tech almost always has spots available on their charters
Ducks Dive in Picton sometimes has last min cancellations
There are bunch of charter businesses operaitng in Lake Erie that i have no checked this year, but had no problems calling on Wed and going diving on the weekend last year
At least three charter shops in St. Lawrence that you can call during the week and go diving on a weekend (Bottom Time, Wayne Green, Abucs
It is much easier to find a place for one of two people that trying to set up a group dive
As for the dive clubs, there Scarborough Underwater Club
Misssisaugua Scuba Club
http://www.mississaugascubaclub.org/
Niagara Divers Association
http://www.vaxxine.com/nda/
Then there is Freeflow Club that was formed this year and there are lots of pages on that one in this section.
There are about half a dozen others as well
Few years ago when i got tired of diving by myself, i was seriously thinking of joining Missisauga club - they were a very friendly bunch of people and had experience ranges from newbies to techs and quite a varied dive schedule
Good luck in your choice