Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
SHIPWRECKS/2020 The Niagara Divers’ Association 26th Annual Shipwrecks Symposium, “Shipwrecks/2020” was scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Centennial High School, 240 Thorold Road, Welland, Ontario. The show was cancelled on March 13th due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada. As in the past, we have plans for numerous multimedia presentations by both world renowned …
Master of Ceremonies One of Tom’s favourite phrases is, “The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know,” from Socrates, which he finds translates perfectly into Great Lakes diving. “The more I dive the more I realize there’s more out there to discover than I ever imagined,” he said recently. Drawing on …
More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the places Jill Heinerth has explored right here on earth. She is a veteran of over thirty years of filming, photography and exploration on projects in submerged caves around the world with National Geographic, NOAA, various educational institutions and television networks worldwide. …
David Gilchrist, an NDA member, is a former presenter and Master of Ceremonies at Shipwrecks. 2020 marks his 50th year diving, with his initial training with the Aqua Knights of Hamilton, in 1970. He is a former ACUC,CMAS,DAN and PADI MSDT Instructor. He has been an active member of the Ontario Marine Heritage Committee(OMHC), participating …
Kayla Martin made her first dive trip at six weeks old and could swim before she could walk. This naturally led to a love of the underwater world. In 2013 at just 13 years old she got certified and has since logged hundreds of dives exploring the history of Great Lake’s Shipwrecks and the beauty …
Important Notice Due to a death in the family, Jim Kennard will be unable to present at this year’s show. Our most sincere condolences go out to his entire family during this difficult time. Jim Kennard has been diving and exploring the lakes of the northeast since 1970. He’s found more than 200 shipwrecks …
Michael McAllister has worked in museums and archaeology for over 30 years. He was the Project Coordinator of the Hamilton & Scourge National Historic Site between 2008 and 2018. In that time along with partners at Parks Canada Underwater Archaeology Service, ASI group, Canadian Conservation Institute, Yap Films, film maker Peter Rowe and the Department …
Walter Lewis took up diving in 1990 specifically to dive on the wreck of the CORNWALL. At Shipwrecks ‘95, he did a presentation on the wreck, which was subsequently the subject of The River Palace, co-authored with Rick Neilson and published by Dundurn Press in 2008. In the following year, he and Rick were awarded the S.O.S. Marine Heritage Award. In 2011 Walter was …
David Trotter has been involved in Great Lakes shipwreck searching, diving, exploration, and documenting new discoveries for 35+ Years. In solving “History’s Mysteries” he has made significant contributions to the history of our Great Lakes and provided new exploration opportunities for sport and technical divers to enjoy. His Discoveries have been featured on the Discovery …
Matthew Mandziuk is an established Technical Wreck, Cave, Trimix, Rebreather Explorer and Instructor who has been involved in local and multi-national expeditions around the world, featured in television, documentaries, magazines over his career. Web Site: https://dansdiveshop.ca/ Wreck Diving Tips, Trips and Techniques Matt will be discussing what attracts us to shipwrecks, the proper training, skills, …
Helen Cooper has been in the diving industry since 1994 when she and her late husband, Dave Cooper, opened up the first dive shop in Brockville. Fast forward 27 years, 6 dive charter boats, 2 dive shops, a couple of air stations and kids, Helen has become the regional source for local dive site information …