Jimmie Simpson Pool
Our primary training pool is located at the Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre, only 1km from our retail location in heart of Leslieville. Students enjoy convenient access from our retail centre and classroom, as well as the amenities and conveniences of Leslieville. There’s paid parking right on Queen Street and free parking on the side streets.
Gulliver’s Lake (Sun Retreats RV Park)
792 Safari Rd, Millgrove, Ontario
We do our open water certification dives in Gulliver’s Lake, a 14-acre lake fed by artesian wells nestled inside an RV resort. Gulliver’s Lake provides the best diving conditions in the GTA for open water training: the water is always calm, offering good visibility and water temperature. Entry fees can be paid by cash or card.
Humber Bay Park West
2225 Lake Shore Blvd West, Etobicoke
Humber Bay Park West is a beautiful park in Toronto’s west end, on a spit of land in Lake Ontario. It offers impressive views of the downtown Toronto skyline. Non-divers enjoy the park for birdwatching. For scuba divers, it’s a popular training location, with a few underwater platforms and other sunken treasures. TSC uses Humber Bay Park West for Advanced Open Water training, and the Dry Suit specialty course in the shoulder season. There are several paid parking lots in the park; we usually dive from Green P Parking Lot 526.
Shanty Bay Wharf
25 Bay St, Shanty Bay, Oro-Medonte
Located near Barrie on Lake Simcoe, Shanty Bay offers easy water access and good diving conditions. TSC uses this location for the deep dive of the Advanced Open Water course, and other courses requiring greater depths.
Ivy Lea Campground
649 Thousand Islands Pkwy, Lansdowne
We use Ivy Lea Campground for our Deep Diver course, since it offers depths of 40 metres and beyond within reach of shore. It’s a bit of a drive (halfway between Kingston and Brockville) but it’s well worth it for the diving conditions: clear and temperate all summer. It’s possible get there and back in the same day, but you may want to think about staying the night. You can camp in the campground (cabins available) or stay at a hotel in nearby Gananoque.