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This Month's Diver Magazine Looks At Canada's best sites from sea to shining sea

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Best Dive Sites In Canada :  This month's Diver Magazine is completely dedicated to showing divers were the BEST spots to dive in Canada.  I contributed with the best sites in Ontario.  Due to space reason, not all the sites made it into print.  What follows are  all my 5 favourite spots to dive in Ontario - two that you would not have seen if you  read the Diver Magazine article.  Best/Easiest Shore Dive in Ontario What:           The wreck of the twin side-wheeler Rothesay Where:          Shipwreck near the shore. North side of the St Lawrence River. Prescott, Ontario.   Town of Prescott has made it easy for divers to visit the wreck. There is free parking, a port-a-potty and a privacy wall for changing. This park for divers is at the intersection of Highway 2 and Merwyn Lane, west of Prescott. Divers can see the markers for the wreck from the riverside park. Why:                    The 61 metre long Rothesay is a very popular checkout site for divers from Qu