Bill is our main service technician. He brings to Kanata Diving Supply over 20 years of experience as a technician as well as a former instructor, technical diver and dive shop manager.

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue diver and Emergency Oxygen Provider
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 23 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2012
Shop staff since 2013
Charlotte says “Octopuses are my favourite animal!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Centeen Park (Brockville) in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2015

Devin says “I’m an underwater photographer.”

Favorite diving course taken: Advanced Open Water Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River, El Toro off of Majorca, Spain
Been diving since 2022
Shop staff since 2022
Maia says “Divemaster course, here I come!”

Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River and Cozumel, Mexico
Shop staff since 2020
Certified diver since 2019
Real G since 2004

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: Wreck of the “Gaskin” in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2016

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water and Advanced Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: Wreck of the “Keystorm” in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 1984

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water, Specialties Diving
Favorite dive site and/or location: St-Lawrence River and Caribbean
Been diving since 1983

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Cozumel 🙂 otherwise around here would be Kinghorn, Keystorm, The Lillie Parsons, Centeen Memorial Dive Park
Been diving since the eighties, on and off and then back into the sport in 2004

Dan says “I also teach sidemount diving.”

Favourite course to teach or assist with: Rescue or Search and Recovery
Favourite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 and Manta Ray dive in Hawaii
Diving since: 1988, Instructor since: 1993

Dave says “Did you hear the one about…..?” 🙂

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence river and Manta Ray dive in Hawaii
Been diving since 1988, PADI Instructor since 1993

Ginny says “Sea you underwater!!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: PADI IDC and Ice Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Wreck of the “Keystorm” in the St. Lawrence River and also Costa Rica
Been diving since 1997

Been diving since 2019

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water confined water, and Rescue Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Brockville in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2007

Mike says “I also teach downhill skiing and am an operational member of Ottawa Valley Search & Rescue team.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Instructor Development Course
Favorite dive site and/or location: Reynolds Sound – Haida Gwaii BC
Been diving since 1972

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Peak Performance Buoyancy and Digital Underwater Photography
Favorite dive site and/or location: Centeen Park (Brockville) in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 1992

Rita says “I can teach in English and Portuguese. I’m also a HSA Instructor and I like to work with people with disabilities.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Fish ID
Favorite dive site and/or location: Everything in Bonaire, and Lock 23 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2007

Sarah Catherine says “You can call me Turkey!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Self-Reliant Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: I continue seeking a next favorite :-). Palau, Belize, Bonaire and Lake Ontario top the list at the moment.
Been diving since 2008

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water and Advanced Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: Wreck of the Muscallonge in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 1985

Tom says “I think algae are more interesting than fish.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2018

Adam says “I don’t like swimming and I don’t like being wet aka drift dives + drysuit.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water checkout dives
Favorite dive site and/or location: In Canada, the wreck of the Keystorm in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2010

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue diver and Emergency Oxygen Provider
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 23 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2012
Shop staff since 2013
Charlotte says “Octopuses are my favourite animal!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: DSD, Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Deep – pretty much everything!
Favorite dive site and/or location: Deep Lillie Drift, Daryaw, Kinghorn, Keystorm, Lock 28 & 23.
Been diving since 2020

Chris says “I’m an underwater cinematographer and my nickname is Goggles!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2018

Cindy says “We got no troubles, life is the bubbles.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Rescue diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Centeen Park (Brockville) in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2015

Devin says “I’m an underwater photographer.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water Diver
Favorite dive site and/or location: Hawaii, Kona
Been diving since 2010

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2016

Favorite course to teach or assist with: A tie between the Advanced Open Water course and Wreck Diver course
Favorite dive site and/or location: Mexico/Cozumel (particularly the Palancar area of the reef)
Been diving since 1989

Luc says “Underwater photography is the real reason I dive…!”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 1989

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Open Water confined……during the winter 🙂
Favorite dive site and/or location: Wreck of the A.E. Vickery in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 1997

Murray says “Got OW certified at 4839 feet above sea level. Had to use the altitude tables.”

Favorite course to assist with, Open Water Diver
Favourite Dive Site: Henry C. Daryaw Wreck (St. Lawrence River)
Been diving since 1986
Rod says “Escape the stress of everyday life and go diving.”

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Advanced Open Water
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 Drift to the Conestoga and the Kinghorn wreck in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since: 2018