M E E T I N G S

Our Club meets the first Tuesday of each month ( check dates below) from September through June (July / August we're busy diving) at 7:30 PM. These meetings include guest speakers, slide and video presentations, and educational programs, in addition to regular club business.

Due to Covid 19, most of our 2020, 2021 & 2022 meetings were held by Zoom. For the forseable future our 2023 meetings will also be via Zoom with inperson meetings at George's Greek Restaurant. in St Catharines, Ontario if the number of people interested to warrents booking.

Meetings are open to all for both the business and presentation portions of the meeting.

For our January our meeting will be held one week later than normal on the 10th due to the holidays David Gilchrist will be our guest speaker. The topic will be "The 'Emily' Flying Boat at Truk".

Biograohy

David Gilchrist, an NDA member, is a former presenter and Master of Ceremonies at Shipwrecks.2022 marks his 52nd 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 in numerous archaeological programs with this group.

An avid underwater photographer, his award winning photographs have been displayed at Underwater Canada, the Vancouver Aquarium, the Ontario Science Centre, libraries and galleries. They have also been published accompanying articles in several magazines and also in  children’s books.

After a first diving program at Resolute Bay in 1987, in 1989 he was the recipient of a Canada Council grant, through the Arctic Awareness Program, to complete an underwater photography project in Canada’s High Arctic. He is more prone nowadays to be found in warmer waters having enjoyed trips to the islands of the  Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Chuuk Lagoon and the Red Sea.

 

 

 

    Zoom

Title: Niagara Divers -January Club Meeting
Location: Zoom only
When: January 10, 2023 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Organizer: Durrell Martin <dmartin@ctmmedia.com>
As our previous zoom meetings was hacked, we are no longer posting the direct zoom link or meeting ID and password on the web site. Please email Durrell for the zoom information before the meeting date, <dmartin@ctmmedia.com>

 

2023 Meeting Dates

February 7

March 7
April 4

May 2
June 6
July 4
August 2

September 6
October3

November 7


December 5

Previous Meetings with Presentations

March 2 2021 Kevin Magee -“The Mystery of the C.B. Lockwood”

April 6, 2021 Terry Irvine - CPR 694 A Final Whistle In The Night

May 4, 2021 Emily Franklin - Exploring Underwater Archaeology

June1, 2021 Georgann & Mike Wachter- Lake Erie Lights and Lighthouse Lore

July 6, 2021 Dan & Joyce Lindsay - Philippines Diving Presentation - Ticao and Malapascua Islands

August 3, 2021 Alessandra Figari - The Cenotes and Caves of The Riviera Maya

September 7, 2021 Daniel R. Fountain - A Most Outlandish Place: The Wreck of the J. S. Seaverns

October 5, 2021 Raimund Krob - Diving & Immersion Pulmonary Edema

November 2, 2021 Benjamin M. Loset - The Katie Eccles and the 2019 Last Schooners Project

February 1,2022 Alessandra Figari - The Cenotes and Caves of The Riviera Maya

May3, 2022 David Gilchrist - Sherkston Quarry

 

EVERYONE always WELCOME

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