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Alpha Dive Services
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
Alpha Dive Services has been Powell River B.C.’s only full-service dive shop since 2004. In August of 2006, the ownership changed hands, and new owners Scott and Kathy Friesen have been working hard to make sure the dive shop provides everything divers of any level could need. From charters and courses to equipment and information, Alpha Dive Services has it all!
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Head instructor, Scott Friesen, has 20 years of diving experience to pass on. He is a retired Clearance Diver in the Canadian Navy with almost 22 years of service. He has dove all over the world and in all sorts of conditions. He is also a WorkSafe BC (formerly WCB) endorsed unrestricted Occupational Scuba and unrestricted Occupational Surface-supplied diver. His emphasis when he teaches is always on safety and skill development. Scott is also a very experienced technician. He has worked on everthing from scuba tanks, regulators and rebreathers, to recompression chambers. He has several factory certifications and is qualified to clean O2 systems. |
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Co-owner of Alpha Dive (President of the company if you ask her), Kathy is the company’s Business Manager. She is responsible for the day-to-day running of the shop and the company’s marketing plan. She has an extensive business background. Kathy has a Masters Degree in Business Management and has worked for IBM, and for newspaper and radio media. Kathy got certified to dive shortly after taking over the shop, and has since completed Nitrox training and is a certified Nitrox blender. As a new diver, she gives a fresh perspective on things. She is the shops' friendly face and can answer any of your diving-related questions.
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Josh Infanti
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Josh Infanti has also recently joined the Alpha Dive team. A message from him:
"Hi, I'm Josh! Most likely you will meet me when I fill your tanks or rinse your returned gear. I take care of most of the tank filling when I'm there. Scott and Kathy like to joke that I am a professional gear washer.
I thoroughly enjoy diving. If I'm not working, usually I'm diving or doing something in or around the
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| water. I have been diving since October 11th, 2006. I have dove some of the sites around Powell River and I look forward to diving many more in the near future. My future goal is to become an occupational diver and to be an instructor. Some specialty courses I have taken include: Deep Diver, Nitrox Diver and Night/Limited Visibility Diver." |
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Andrew Hamilton has been diving since 1997 and instructing since 2005. He has had the opportunity to dive across the world (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America). Andrew currently holds ratings as an SDI Instructor (Open Water & a number of specialties) and a TDI Instructor (up to Decompression Procedures), and teaches out of Calgary, Alberta. His favorite dives are deep, wreck dives but enjoys diving anywhere for any reason.
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Andrew Hamilton
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