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Diving in Ontario
Could we start discussion on where the group would like to go diving in Ontario when weather gets warmer? It is needed to be started now so that we can book boats/accommodation in time.
Also mention your availability (weekends, day trips, ... Read more evenings, night dives etc.)
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Boza
on Feb 23, 2010
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Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology
Jun 11-13 2010 in Hamilton there will be Nautical Archaeology Society?s (NAS) Introduction and Part I Certificate in Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology course.

If you like wreck diving and would like to learn more about it this is a ... Read moregreat opportunity. I plan to go and would like to see if more people would be interested. Number of places is limited so make up your mind soon.

http://soscentral.ca/
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Boza
on Jun 1, 2010
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Networks of Exchange: Two Archaic Shipwrecks off the Turkish Coast
Hi Allard/Nicole,

Sorry for a short notice. I have just got this from Hart House. There might be people who could make it and would like to see this (HH has great speaker and themes are lot's of fun).
Because of the message ... Read morelimitation I am not able to post full information but most importantly time and place is there.

SOS TORONTO PUBLIC LECTURE
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 8:00pm
Location: The Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto
Anthropology Building (19 Russell Street, at Huron Street)

"Networks of Exchange: Two Archaic Shipwrecks off the Turkish Coast"
By Elizabeth S. Greene, Brock University

Two Archaic shipwrecks dating to the seventh and sixth centuries BCE discovered off the Turkish coast by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology reveal two concurrent faces of exchange.

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Posted by:
Boza
on Feb 9, 2010
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Discover SCUBA diving
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 7:30pm
Albion Pool - Southwest corner of Albion Road and Kipling Avenue

A special night Etobicoke Underwater Club hold twice a year to allow the public to come out and experience the thrill of SCUBA diving ... Read more in the safety of the pool.

Learn about SCUBA diving, just bring a bathing suit, towel, some writing materials and $15 to cover the cost of air. More details at www.euc.ca

Prerequisites

* Good health, comfortable swimmer
* Minimum age 16 (14 for special cases)
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Boza
on Feb 4, 2010
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Sir John Franklin: Quest for the Northwest Passage April 10, 2010 - London ON
Museum of Ontario Archaeology
1600 Attawandaron Rd., London N6G 3M6

8th Annual Underwater Heritage Preservation. This event celebrates Underwater Heritage Preservation with morning and afternoon seminars and an evening "Wine and ... Read moreCheese Reception" with keynote speaker, author and explorer, David Woodman. Our feature topic is "Sir John Franklin - Quest for the Northwest Passage". David's book "Unraveling the Franklin Mystery" was researched through Inuit oral history on his several trips to Canada's Arctic.

http://www.uwo.ca/museum/documents/Franklin_Expedition_Po...

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Boza
on Mar 1, 2010
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Scuba Swap - April 17, 2010 at Olympium pool
Ontario Underwater Explores' 19th Annual Scuba Swap and Sale will take place on April 17, 2010 (equipment drop-off on April 16) at the Olympium pool, 590 Rathburn Road, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 3T3.

You can find more details now on ... Read morethe 2010 Swap Details page http://www.ontario-underwater-explorers.org/

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Boza
on Mar 1, 2010
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The Ontario Underwater Council?s Annual Ice Floe Race - Sunday March 7, 2010
If you have no clue as to what an ?Ice Floe Race? is, it?s where teams of certified (wacko ?, lol!) divers gear up in thermal protection suits, BCDs, and fins (no tanks, regs, or weight belts required), jump into a river, then push ice ... Read morefloes downstream in the fastest possible time. Why? To win the highly-coveted 1st place medals and trophy (and associated bragging rights).

The ice floes are roughly 20 feet square, about 1 foot thick, and can weigh several tons. Registered teams meet at 10:00 a.m on Race Day at the Registration Tent, located at the Starting Line (Douro Lock #24 of the Trent-Severn Waterway) in Peterborough. The Team Captains Meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. and The Race begins at 12:00 noon. Teams must consist of a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 16 racers, plus at least 2 dry volunteers. It's a fun event for all.

http://www.euc.ca/drupal/?q=node/154
http://www.underwatercouncil.com/?action=cms&cmspage=...
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Boza
on Mar 1, 2010