Specialties
Barrie Scuba House is a full service, instructional & retail scuba dive shop that offers year round dive training in our on-site heated salt water indoor pool. Courses available starting from PADI Open Water Scuba Diver all the way up to Instructor level, and everything inbetween, including Advanced, Specialities, EFR, Sidemount, Trimix and CCR rebreathers. Owner Dave Davison was awarded PADI's Elite Instructor award for 2019 and was ranked #1 instructor for all of Canada! We have a wide variety of all the latest scuba gear for both the rec and tech diver, for every budget. Serving Barrie, Collingwood, Midland, Orillia and the rest of Simcoe County area for the past 20 years. Almost every week, we dive locally to certify students, as well as inviting already certified divers for a fun dive. Multiple trips to Tobermory, Brockville,Kingston and Georgian Bay are arranged in the summer and we also organize successful winter dive trips to warm destinations. These south destinations are an ideal option for those wanting to be certified in the Caribbean.
History
Established in 1998.
The dive shop was originally owned and operated as Tim's Diving Supplies, which was purchased in 2018 and name changed to Barrie Scuba House in 2019
Meet the Business Owner: Dave D.
Originally established in 1989, Tim's Diving Supplies was owned and operated by the duo of Tim and Corynne Lester who actively served the diving community 20 years. In July 2018 they passed the torch to Dave Davison, a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, to continue the dive shop business.
Dave briefly considered changing his name to "Tim" but his mom was partial to the name she had given. Hence our rebranding to Barrie Scuba House in May 2019 which quickly tells people what we do & where we're located.
It all started in 2017, following a vacation in Mexico, Dave popped into Tim's Diving to upgrade his scuba equipment. During the course of a brief conversation, Dave learned that the business was for sale. With much consideration and soul searching, Dave & Karen dove right in and embarked on this new adventure, a lifelong dream for Dave to become a PADI Scuba Instructor and operate a business that he's truly passionate about.