Courtenay, BC— The donations were collected, and the tally is in.
Union Bay Diving’s annual underwater pumpkin-carving contest netted $1156 for the Canadian Cancer Society—exceeding the $1000 goal by more than 10 percent!
Coordinated by Union Bay Diving owners, Shellie and Sean Smyrichinsky, and several dedicated volunteers, the event attracted 21 divers to the Fanny Bay dock on Sunday, October 30 where they not only carved pumpkins, but also supported another cause-- “Dive Against Debris” Project.
Instead of collecting and donating money for the Debris project, however, divers were each given bags to bring up trash from under and around the Fanny Bay dock, where water depth measures nearly 40 feet.
Thanks to divers, a bicycle, toilet, fishing rods, and more than 65 glass bottles and cans, and plates and cups, were among the trash collected for deposit in a proper refuse bin.
Whites Drysuits sponsored the barbeque, and also provided dry-suits for divers to demo; Union Bay Diving provided complimentary rental gear for those who needed it.
Union Bay Diving is a full-service dive centre with a lot going on in their new 1100-square feet facility. They offer charters, instruction, drysuit and regulator repairs, retail sales, air fills and tank inspections. They stock and special-order an array of the latest dive equipment—from fins and masks to drysuits and underwater cameras for sale and for rent.
As the Comox Valley’s only PADI Dive Center (internationally-recognized SCUBA certification organization), They offer a comprehensive training program in their new classroom. Their PADI affiliation also allows them to provide students with high school credit for scuba courses. ~ submitted
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