Doug Biffard

Doug started snorkeling when he was 4 years old with gear he borrowed form his uncle (when he wasn’t looking). In 1975, Doug signed up for open water certification in Kelowna and dove Okanagan Lake from one end to the other – no not in one dive! From freshwater beginnings Doug moved on to all sorts of diving both sport and light commercial. Exotic dive trips started with a high school road trip with Mark O. (still the best buddy to dive with) to Powell River in 1976, then Mexico a couple of times and followed recently to Hawaii and Rarotonga. After moving to Victoria in 1997 Doug began helping out Doug Wilson with dive instruction. With guidance from Doug W. and Susan Francis, Doug moved through the certification levels and became an open water instructor in 2003. When not teaching diving Doug can be found underwater, counting fish – still studying for that Kindergarten final exam? Well maybe, but really Doug’s a bit of a critter nut and is an active REEF survey diver. If you want to know the name of an underwater creature, ask Doug.