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: 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.”

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

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: Wreck Diving and Peak Performance Buoyancy
Favorite dive site and/or location: All locations with nice wrecks! (Red Sea, Great Lakes, Bell Island, etc.)
Been diving since 2016

Pierrick says “I like to speed with my (underwater) scooter…”

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

Charlotte says “I am studying biochemistry at school and 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
Favorite dive site and/or location: Lock 28 in the St. Lawrence River
Been diving since 2016

Favorite course to teach or assist with: Wreck Diver and Navigation Specialty
Favorite dive site and/or location: Any wrecks is good diving even better when I can go inside
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.”