Colt Creek Diving Inc.

Colt Creek Diving is happy to introduce our dedicated staff. With our highly professional team of PADI Instructors, we work to bring our unique brand of diving, training, gear, and most importantly FUN to you, the customer!

Brad Herman - Owner & Instructor

My name is Brad Herman. I have a great deal of diving experience as an avid diver as well as an Instructor. I was trained by Lyle Wetch, who is a PADI Course Director as well as an Instructor Trainer with IANTD and the new DSAT TEC REC programs. In my opinion, I was trained by the best, and we carry on the high level of diver education that was taught to me. At Colt Creek Diving you don't just learn how to dive, we make you a diver.

My qualifications: PADI MASTER INSTRUCTOR, DSAT TEC REC INSTRUCTOR, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE CPR INSTRUCTOR, IANTD ADVANCED NITROX INSTRUCTOR, IANTD GAS BLENDING INSTRUCTOR, TDI DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURES INSTRUCTOR, TDI ADVANCED TRI-MIX CERTIFIED, SDI INSTRUCTOR, SOLO DIVER INSTRUCTOR, DAN INSTRUCTOR, AS WELL 23 DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL SPECIALTIES, WITH NITROX DIVER AND WRECK DIVER AS MOST REQUESTED.

I am a factory trained technician in almost all brands of equipment, as well as a Visual Tank Inspector and Visual Eddy Inspector, so taking care of all your equipment needs will be done by trained professionals.

I am constantly advancing my diver education along with providing the best staff in the Industry to offer our divers new and old the best education possible.

PADI Master Instructor

Edward 'Batman' Chan

Edward is a PADI MASTER Instructor, EFR Instructor Trainer and numerous other specialties instructor. He is an IANTD gas blender as well as Apeks, Aqualung Master Technician, Scuba Pro Technician, Zeagle Technician, Mares and Dacor Technician and Visual Tank Inspector. Edward enjoys teaching all PADI courses, and he will teach in both English and Chinese languages. People call him “batman” because when he dives wet, he wears his batman suit. Edward is also an Under Water Digital Photographer, he always carry a camera with him for all his pleasure dives. He started diving since 1983 and has dove Palau, Similan, Spidan, Cebu, St Maarten, Cozumel, Aruba, Curacao, Cuba, DR, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, San Andres… Next trips: PNG, Fiji and The Great Barrier Reef

PADI IDC Staff Instructor

Jeff Saulnier
Jeff is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, and also works at our store in retail sales. Colt Creek having recently attained the prestigious crown of 5 Star Instructor Development Centre; Jeff has become the first Instuctor to be certified through the Colt Creek IDC program. Some of Jeff’s other certifications include: Deep, Night, Equipment Specialist and Service Technician, Enriched Air Nitrox, Dan O2 Provider, to name a few. Jeff is a year round diver and enjoys sharing the knowledge and experiences that he has had and that are to come.

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers

David Wright

David is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer teaching 14 specialties. He is technical mixed gas extended range certified as well as an advanced gas blender. David has been instructing scuba divers since 1994 and is constantly upgrading his knowledge and skills. As an avid technical and wreck diver, David has done extensive diving throughout the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Florida Keys and the Caribbean. High on his list of diving yet to do, are the shipwrecks of Scappa Flow.


Sean Gilmour Sean is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, PADI Medic First Aid Instructor and is qualified to teach over 13 specialties. Sean achieved his Open Water Diver certification in 1994 and has been continuing his training ever since. By 2000 Sean had finished his Master Scuba Diver course along with numerous specialties including Wreck, & Ice Diver. Sean has also completed several technical courses such as DAN O2 Provider, Advanced Nitrox, Equipment Specialty, Decompression Procedure Diver, Tank Visual Inspector, & Nitrox Gas Blender. He has dove far and wide including the Florida Keys, Cozumel, & the wrecks of the St. Lawrence. He hopes to one day visit places like Truk Lagoon, Aruba, & British Columbia.


Bill MacDonald Bill is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Emergency First Response Instructor, and a PADI Medic First Aid Instructor. He completed his Instructor course in spring 2001 after having been a Divemaster since 1997. He completed his Open Water certification in 1994 and has been continuing his training ever since. Some of his other training accomplishments include Advanced Nitrox, Deep Air Tech Diver, Equipment Service Technician, & numerous Specialties such as Wreck & Ice Diver. Bill has also completed the TDI Decompression Procedure course, as well as Blenders and Advanced Blenders certifications. He has hundreds of dives in Tobermory & the St. Lawrence River and has always enjoyed sharing his experiences with others. Now that he is an Instructor at Colt Creek, he plans to share his diving experiences with those new to the sport at every opportunity.


Bob Russell Bob is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and is qualified to teach over a dozen PADI specialties. Bob has logged hundreds of dives in both Ontario and the Caribbean. He particularly enjoys teaching the PADI Advanced Open Water course. Bob is now residing in Picton Ontario and continues to instruct for Colt Creek Diving at some of the best dive sites on the Great Lakes.

Guy Debroux

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Chuck Kizina

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Len Milligan

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Steve Belbin

Steve is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and avid (some would say obsessed) Underwater Photographer teaching 8 specialties including Nitrox, Deep, Night, Boat, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Digital Underwater Photographer Levels I and II. He has done extensive diving in Ontario, Florida, throughout the Caribbean including all 3 Caymans, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, Barbados, Curacao, St. Vincent, Bermuda, Bahamas and Roatan as well as Pacific liveaboard diving in Fiji, Indonesia and Kona, Hawaii. He enjoys introducing new divers to the underwater world and especially helping them learn photography. You can see some of his UW photography on my website.

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*PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors*
	*Cathy McCracken*

*PADI Assistant Instructors*
*Les Poxon*	*Matt Lepp*	*Jim Bell*
*Dave Bellerby*	Siu Ming Szeto (with husband Edward on right)	*Andrew Prestwich*
*Michelle Kaszpers*	Julie Lee	*Ian Rae*

*PADI Divemasters*
*Larry van den Akker*	*Jack Barraso*	*Wayne Hargrave*
*Larry Brandridge*	*Pete Care*	*Rick Cehic*
*Phil Colley*	*Craig Higgs*	*Jeff Kaszpers*
*Bob Kwapis*	*Dave Matear*	*John McCrae* Picture to follow
*Michael McWilliam*	*"Dirty" Duncan Mills*	*Roger Morrison*
*Jeff Kaszpers*	*Kevin Ransom*	*Peter Smallman-Tew*
*Todd Snooks* Picture to Follow	*Jessie Poxon*	*Eric Toucholski*
*Ross Parker*	Mark McCance	Rob Bondy
*Ron McKibbon*		Michael Charter
*André Champoux*		Marty Goldgrub

Commercial Diving Representative

John Pape

*Divemasters in Training*
*Donna Cranton*	*Hieka Debroux*	*Dave Black*
Ryan Seigel Picture to Follow	*Sue Davey*	*Joanna Leach*
*Tony Vanloon*	Lynsey Derrick	Dave Dowling
Duc Lam	*Russ Lott*	Bruce Klamer
Brian Burgener	Mike Chadwick	*Ashley Risen*
Jane Owen	Chris Sullivan Picture to Follow	*Gord Saunders*
Wendy Wallace	Kelly Balfe	John Gabriel
John Price	Martin Howells	Scott Rae
Steve Irwin		Dan Piquette

Humble Webmasters


Gregory Jarrett Greg is a PADI Rescue Diver, amateur underwater photographer, and amateur website designer.

André Champoux

André is a PADI Dive Master, Rescue Diver, Website designer, Certified Master Hypnotherapist, Electronics Technician, Computer Programmer and PC Repair Technician.

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