I was from Calgary, but moved to the west (Vancouver Island) last year mainly for the diving (and the weather). I dove the west coast for many years before moving so I knew the area, but it's even better being out here. Most weekends I spend doing shore dives seeking out octopus and wolf eels to photograph. Haven't been disappointed.
If you like the praries, Minnewanka is a nice freshwater dive. There's a sunken hydroelectric dam (smallish) that you can tour from shore. Waterton is nice but cold - there's the remains of a small paddlewheeler in one bay.
Or, for the absolute pinncle of prairie diving, try Twin Lakes in central Alberta. That dive is an awesome dive experienced, or so the Edmonton divers say! ;-)
-S
If you like the praries, Minnewanka is a nice freshwater dive. There's a sunken hydroelectric dam (smallish) that you can tour from shore. Waterton is nice but cold - there's the remains of a small paddlewheeler in one bay.
Or, for the absolute pinncle of prairie diving, try Twin Lakes in central Alberta. That dive is an awesome dive experienced, or so the Edmonton divers say! ;-)
-S