Members

Celebrate the UASBC's 50th Anniversary!

Monday, September 1, 2025

Dear UASBC member,

Thank you for being part of the Underwater Archaeological Society of BC!  We hope you will join us this October to celebrate 50 years of researching, locating, identifying, surveying, and protecting the maritime heritage of BC.

Saturday October 18

NOTICE OF UASBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Greetings UASBC members!  We are excited to announce this year's AGM, to be held on Zoom, at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.  See details in attached Notice.

Shipwrecks 2025: Maritime Archaeology of the Northwest Passage

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Coming soon to Vancouver!

Date: April 26, 2025

Location: Billy Bishop Legion, 1407 Laburnum Street, Vancouver, BC

To purchase tickets visit the UASBC Online Shop (https://www.uasbc.com/catalog/conferences)

Click the Download PDF icon below to see the poster!

Wine & Cheese Evening February 22, 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Hello, Members! It's time again for the Society's annual Wine & Cheese. This is an opportunity for members and friends of the Society to mingle and catch-up in person, and for the UASBC to recogonise our amazing volunteers.

UASBC Wine & Cheese Recognition Evening

Saturday, February 22, 2025

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Maritime Museum of BC

744 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC 

 

Please RSVP by February 16, 2025 to jmarc@shaw.ca or contact Jacques at 250-474-5797.

 

Wine & Cheese Evening November 30, 2024

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Hello, Members! It's time again for the Society's annual Wine & Cheese. This is an opportunity for members and friends of the Society to mingle and catch-up in person, and for the UASBC to recogonise our amazing volunteers.

UASBC Wine & Cheese Recognition Evening

Saturday, November 30, 2024

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Maritime Museum of BC

744 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC 

 

Please RSVP by November 17, 2024 to josa82@shaw.ca or contact John Middleton at 250-743-4495.

 

Shipwrecks 2024: The Evolution of Diving & Diving Technology in British Columbia

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Coming soon to Victoria!

Date: April 20, 2024

Location: Royal Colwood Golf Club, 629 Goldstream Ave. Victoria, BC

To purchase tickets visit the UASBC Online Shop (https://www.uasbc.com/catalog/conferences)

Click the Download PDF icon below to see the poster!

2023 Shipwrecks Conference

The 2023 Shipwrecks Conference will be held next Saturday, April 15.  I am encouraging all members to attend as this will be an outstanding event.  Go to the website to purchase tickets

 

Regards

 

Keith Bossons

NOTICE OF UASBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2023

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Greetings UASBC members!  We are excited to announce this year's AGM, to be held on Zoom, at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Wine & Cheese Recognition Evening October 22, 2022

At long last the UASBC is hosting another Wine & Cheese Recognition event!  This is an opportunity for members and friends of the Society to mingle and catch-up in person, and for the UASBC to recogonise our amazing volunteers. 

 

UASBC Wine & Cheese Recognition Evening

Saturday, October 22, 2022

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Maritime Museum of BC

NOTICE OF UASBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2022

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Greetings UASBC members!  We are excited to announce this year's AGM, to be held on Zoom, at 7:00 pm on Tuesday April 19, 2022. 

 

Click the PDF link below to learn how to join us and review the Agenda. 

 

See you there!

UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - MARCH 9

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Join us on Zoom for another UASBC Speakers Series event!  On March 9, archaeologist Rob Rondeau talks to us about the Empress of Ireland.

UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - November 10 - UPDATE

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

A scheduling conflict. And a speaker to the rescue!

We have to postpone Rob Rondeau's talk due to a scheduling conflict. Luckily for us, we have another speaker ready to roll!  Please join us on Wednesday, November 10 as we welcome Lauren Hudson (Education Coordinator, Ocean Networks Canada) who will talk to us about ONC's work with Remotely Operated Vehicles.

UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - October 13

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Join us on Zoom for another UASBC Speakers Series event!  This month, underwater photographers and explorers David Mekker and Durrell Martin will present The R.H. Rae Sesquicentennial - 150 years of History.

REMINDER: UASBC Underwater Explorers Speakers Series - September 8

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Don't forget - tomorrow night (7:00 pm, September 8) we kick off our Fall Speakers Series with a talk by author extraordinaire, Vickie Jensen.  She'll be telling us tales of trial and tribulation in underwater work. 

As a special bonus Harbour Publishing is offering UASBC members a special offer on pre-orders of Vickie's new book, Deep, Dark and Dangerous: The Story of British Columbia’s World-Class Undersea Tech Industry. Use the pre-order code attached to get a signed copy, shipped free to your door!

UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - September 8

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

We are kicking off our fall Speakers Series Schedule on September 8 with a presentation by Vickie Jenson based on her soon to be released book.  The details for this talk and Zoom dial-in info are provided in the attached document.  

Hope to see you on the call!

Keith Bossons

UASBC President

UASBC Underwater Explorers Speakers Series - June 9

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Dear UASBC Members:

 

Please join the UASBC on Zoom at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 for an illustrated talk on the history of piracy in Canada’s Atlantic waters, by Dan Conlin.

NOTICE OF UASBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2021

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Greetings UASBC members!  We are excited to announce this year's AGM, to be held on Zoom, at 7:00 pm on May 19, 2021. 

Click the link below to learn how to join us and review the Agenda. 

See you there!

UASBC Underwater Explorers Speakers Series - April 14

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Dear UASBC Members:

Please join the UASBC on Zoom at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 for a presentation by Bob Chaulk on the dramatic and tragic loss of the SS Atlantic, which wrecked on its approach to Halifax in the early morning of April 1, 1873.

UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - MARCH 10

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Dear UASBC Members:

 

Please join the UASBC on Zoom at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 for a presentation by Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark (Dalhousie University):

 

The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador.

 

UASBC Underwater Explorers Speakers Series - February 10 - REMINDER

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Dear UASBC member,

A friendly reminder to join us on Zoom at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2020 for our monthly Speakers Series event.

If you would like to attend, please send an email to keith@bossons.ca to get instructions on how to join the meeting.