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Lingcod in Porteau Cove Provincial Parkspacer
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Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Things To Do

 
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Vancouver 2010 - British Columbia - Host Province
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> Vancouver Island
Photos
> top left: Lingcod in Porteau Cove Provincial Park, Ashley Janes photo
> top right: Diving at Tuwanek Point, Susan Rybar photo

Diving

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Diving at Whytecliff Marine Park
Diving at Whytecliff Marine Park, Susan Rybar photo
This region is home to some of the most spectacular dive sites in North America thanks to exceptionally clear waters populated by abundant marine life. The Sunshine Coast in particular offers a diversity of unique diving opportunities.

You'll find many dive stores as well as charter dive boats and tours available in this area.
 


Howe Sound

Porteau Cove Provincial Park
  • Explore shore-accessible dive sites within easy reach of Vancouver or Squamish
  • Look for telltale piles of clamshells that litter the opening of octopus shelters in Whytecliff Marine Park
  • Play among the four sunken ships and barges at Porteau Cove Provincial Park.

Sunshine Coast

Saltery Bay Provincial Park
  • Choose from over 100 dive sites and experience incredible visibility along this sunny coast between Gibsons and Powell River
  • Explore the 67 rooms of the wreck of the HMCS Chaudière, a huge, sunken warship in Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park
  • Experienced divers can tackle Skookumchuck Rapids on a charter dive—the tidal exchange and oxygen of the narrows creates optimum conditions for all kinds of marine life
  • When diving in Powell River, look for the Emerald Princess—a 2.7-m (9-ft) bronze mermaid sculpture sunk 18 m (60 ft) off the shores of Saltery Bay Provincial Park.
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