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Millers Beach sits on the small lake of Westhawk, right outside of Winnipeg, Canada. It may be a small lake but is very popular for diving, especially scuba training. There is camping available and the rock topography in the lake is spectacular. Bring your drysuit or very thick wetsuit.

Located in the famous Thunder Bay of Lake Superior, Silver Harbour is a popular dive and recreational site. This is a conservation area that provides year round access to the lake. The diving is nice with great rock features.

This is the only local dive site in the Montreal area that allows you to reach 100 feet deep. This freshwater quarry is open Tuesday evenings and during the day over the weekends. There is a $20 cash only access fee to be paid upon arrival.

This is a great wreck dive on the Canada side of the St. Lawrence River. This is an easy shore entry and once you enter you can follow the 25 meter line to the wreck site. This is a 250 foot long wreck that sits in about 28 feet of water.

One of the more beautiful types of freshwater fish, trout is the common name for a large number of different freshwater species closely related to salmon. They live exclusively in freshwater lakes and rivers and come in a wide variety of colors that change based on their environment, making them masters at camouflage. Preferring cool, clear streams and lakes, they can be found in waters averaging 10-16 degrees C (50-60 degrees F) so if you want to go diving with trout you better bring a thick wetsuit.

Salmon are among the most iconic fish in the aquatic world, celebrated for their extraordinary life cycle. Born in freshwater rivers and streams, salmon spend most of their adult lives in the open ocean before returning—often across vast distances—to their natal freshwater habitats to spawn. This journey is one of nature’s most impressive migrations and offers unique opportunities for divers to witness the species up close in both marine and inland environments.Each species varies in size, color, and behavior, particularly during the spawning season when their appearance and activity change dramatically.

With their prominently large melon and bright white color, the beluga whale is the easiest whale species to recognize and probably the most familiar. Also called white whales, belugas are actually born gray or brownish in color, fading to white by the time they are 5 years old. They are nicknamed “sea canaries” due to their distinct, and unique vocalization of loud squawks, whistles, squeals, and clucking, filling the sea with beautiful music.

Orcas, or more commonly known as killer whales, are one of the most famous cetaceans on Earth. Their unmistakable large black bodies with white undersides and white spots above and behind the eyes are characteristic of these very social animals. They live in complex family groups, or pods, of up to 50 whales. The intricate dynamics of these pods include adult whales teaching the young many important skills needed to survive in the ocean. This knowledge is passed on from generation to generation. Encountering a pod of orcas while scuba diving is an experience like no other.