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Welcome to BC Dive Community©  

Welcome to a new organization that unites the diving industry in a completely different way. Current and past efforts to do so have resulted in slow, incomplete and sometimes lopsided efforts. BC Dive Community wants to be different. Membership is FREE, there is no committee that decides what is relevant and what is happening and all members have input. If we want to stimulate the diving industry to mature we must equally divide our time, money and efforts between promoting BC as a diving destination, increasing the number of (new) local divers and to bridge between regulatory bodies and industry players. At the moment there is a lot of promotion for BC as a diving destination but we also need to focus on creating a new generation of divers that want to explore the waters of British Columbia. Creating and increasing awareness of diving in BC will be one of our main strategies. Together we will develop projects which will be proposed to our members who will then decide on implementation on an individual basis. This way we can respect both individual members and their needs as well as offer effective projects to a large group.

NEWS!!!

   FIRST ANNUAL BC SUMMER SPLASH!

in support of "Dive for a cure"

During the weekend of June 28th-29th, members of BC Dive Community will proudly present the first annual BC Summer Splash. All over British Columbia dive stores, charter operators and even the SFU Hyperbaric chamber will hold local events to support the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon chapter". In offering low cost introduction dives to non-divers, rebates on dive trips and even dives for certified divers in the hyperbaric chamber of SFU, we will raise funds. In addition there is a great prize draw. Sign up for $5.00 and have a chance of winning trips, books, CDs and much much more.

Click on this link to find out the details and how to sign up! If your browser does not accept the link type the following in the address bar: www.bcdivecommunity.org/splash.htm

You can become a member today! Just download the membership application form and send the completed form to BC Dive Community. Or send the information requested in the application form to signup@bcdivecommunity.org .

Individual divers are invited to join too by subscribing to our

quarterly newsletter. Send your full name and preferred e-mail

address to newsletter@bcdivecommunity.org

General inquiries can be sent to info@bcdivecommunity.org

We do NOT deal with requests for availabilities, prices etc of

individual members as this is not our mandate. Check out our

membership directory for details about contacting our members.

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Acknowledgements: BC Dive Community thanks the following people:

Wendy Carey for making some of her photos available

Jason Nault for making some of his photos available

Rutger Geerling for making some of his photos available

Kathy Johnson for proof reading and typing

Charmead Shella for proof reading and suggestions

                                                                                                                    photo: Rutger Geerling

                                                                                                                    Diver on wreck in BC

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BC Dive Community©

PO Box 425, Port Alberni BC

V9Y7M9 Canada

info@bcdivecommunity.org