The Canadian Caver started with Julian Coward, who was a graduate student at McMaster University in 1969. Editorship and production stayed at McMaster for some years, filled mostly with tales of the exploits of the McMaster University Caving and Climbing Club (MUCCC) in both the Canadian Rockies in summers (mostly) and Mexico in the winters. During this time, editorship was shared amongst the caving grad students. As the students dispersed to follow various and sundry careers, so did production of the magazine.
A good number of the McMaster students headed west to karst in the Rockies, and so did the Canadian Caver. For many years, the magazine was "run" from Calgary, where the mailing address and bank accounts for subscriptions and printing costs were located. Variously, the production flourished and floundered, which has always been a consequence of it's reliance on volunteer production. It was during this time that Dennis Weeks, a Calgary Alberta Speleological Society member, took on the task of properly reviving the magazine. The efforts were a great success, but a combination of burn-out and other priorities led Dennis to surrender.
It was in mid-1997 that a cardboard box of articles, a partly completed issue with associated electronic files, and bank accounts were adopted by a production team consisting of Pat Shaw, Martin Davis and Rick Coles and the Canadian Caver moved to the West Coast. A renewed interest in re-vitalizing the production, increasing access to digital production capability, a fresh web presence (on the "CanCaver" domain donated by Theo de Raadt from Calgary) and we've continued to limp along ever since.
The Past EditorsListed below are the editors who contributed their time and energy into producing the past issues. As described in the index page, the issue numbering has changed quite a bit over the years. We are always looking for capable Canadian cavers, inside Canada or elsewhere (a few issues were produced by Chris Lloyd from Mexico) willing to produce an issue. Please check the menu item for more info, or email the magazine contacts.
| Vol | # | Date | Editor(s) | |
| 71 | January 2010 | Chris Chénier, with layout by Gaël Hervé | ||
| 70 | March 2009 | Ian McKenzie, with layout by Dan Green | ||
| 69 | November 2008 | Ian McKenzie, with layout by Pat Shaw | ||
| 68 | May 2008 | Ian McKenzie, with layout by Pat Shaw | ||
| 67 | December 2007 | Ian McKenzie, with layout by Dan Green | ||
| 66 | July 2007 | Ian McKenzie, with layout by Dan Green | ||
| 65 | November 2006 | Martin Davis | ||
| 64 | March 2006 | Martin Davis | ||
| 63 | August 2005 | Rob Countess/Marg Countess/Pat Shaw | ||
| 62 | November 2004 | Pat Shaw | ||
| 61 | May 2004 | Chris Lloyd | ||
| 60 | August 2003 | Chris Lloyd | ||
| 59 | 2002 | Chris Lloyd | ||
| 58 | 2002 | Pat Shaw | ||
| 57 | 2001 | Dan Green | ||
| 31 | 1 (56) | 2001 | Dan Green | |
| 30 | 2 | Fall/Spring 1999/2000 | Pat Shaw | |
| 30 | 1 | Spring/Summer 1999 | Pat Shaw | |
| 29 | 2 | 1998 | Pat Shaw | |
| 29 | 1 | Spring 1998 | Pat Shaw | |
| 28 | 2 | Winter 1997 | Pat Shaw | |
| 28 | 1 | Spring 1997 | Pat Shaw | |
| 27 | 2 | 1995 | Taco van Ieperen | |
| 27 | 1 | Spring 1995 | Clive Keen | |
| 26 | 1 | 1994 | David Fairfield | |
| 25 | 2 | 1993 | Matthew Zufelt | |
| 25 | 1 | Spring 1993 | Steve Grundy | |
| 24 | 2 | 1992 | Jean Benoit Nadeau | |
| 24 | 1 | Spring 1992 | Randy Spahl | |
| 23 | 2 | Fall/Winter 1991 | Dennis Weeks/Ian McKenzie | |
| 23 | 1 | Spring/Summer 1991 | Dennis Weeks/Ian McKenzie | |
| 22 | 2 | Fall 1990 | Julian Coward | |
| 22 | 1 | Spring 1990 | Tich Morris | |
| 21 | 2 | Fall 1989 | Steve Grundy/Ron Kozsan | |
| 21 | 1* | Spring 1989 | Mervyn Mitchell/Tim Penney | |
| 20 | 2 | Fall 1988 | K. David Sawatsky | |
| 20 | 1 | Spring 1988 | Ian McKenzie | |
| 19 | 2 | Fall 1987 | Ian McKenzie | |
| 19 | 1 | Spring 1987 | Pat Shaw/Tich Morris | |
| 18 | 2 | Fall 1986 | Pat Shaw/Tich Morris | |
| 18 | 1 | Spring 1986 | Ian McKenzie | |
| 17 | 1985 | Chas Yonge | ||
| 16 | 2 | Fall 1984 | Paul Griffiths | |
| 16 | 1 | Spring 1984 | Ian McKenzie | |
| 15 | 2 | Autumn 1983 | Pam Burns/Chas Yonge | |
| 15 | 1 | Spring 1983 | Ian McKenzie | |
| 14 | 1 | Sep 1982 | Pam Burns/Chas Yonge | |
| 13 | 2 | Dec 1981 | Ian McKenzie/Marg Saul | |
| 13 | 1 | Jun 1981 | Pam Burns/Chas Yonge | |
| 12 | 2 | Dec 1980 | Marg Saul/Mike Boon | |
| 12 | 1 | Jun 1980 | Pam Burns/Chas Yonge | |
| 11 | 2 | Dec 1979 | Marg Saul/Alf Latham | |
| 11 | 1 | Jun 1979 | Marg Saul | |
| 10 | 2 | Dec 1978 | Marg Saul | |
| 10 | 1 | May 1978 | Peter Thompson,Paul Griffiths | |
| 9 | 2 | Nov 1977 | Peter Thompson,Mike Boon | |
| 9 | 1 | Jul 1977 | Mel Gascoyne, Alf Latham | |
| 8 | 2 | Feb 1977 | Pete Thompson, Marg Saul | |
| 8 | 1 | May 1976 | Mike Boon, Mel Gascoyne, Phil Whitfield | |
| 7 | 2 | Dec 1975 | Mike Shawcross | |
| 7 | 1 | Jun 1975 | Pete Thompson | |
| 6 | 2 | Nov 1974 | Mike Boon | |
| 6 | 1 | Jun 1974 | Mike Shawcross | |
| 5 | 2 | Nov 1973 | Mike Shawcross | |
| 5 | 1 | Jun 1973 | Pete Thompson, Mike Shawcross, Julian Coward | |
| 4 | 2 | Nov 1972 | Pete Thompson, Mike Shawcross | |
| Julian Coward, John Fish | ||||
| 4 | 1 | May 1972 | Pete Thompson, Mike Shawcross |
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| 5 | Nov 1971 | M. C. Brown | ||
| 4 | May 1971 | Julian Coward | ||
| 3 | Nov 1970 | Pete Thompson | ||
| 2 | Jun 1970 | Julian Coward | ||
| 1 | Dec 1969 | Julian Coward |