Spooky Stories Podcast

In our episode this week, we head to Halifax, Nova Scotia and check out the Five Fisherman Restaurant. We talk about the rich history of the building, discuss how it played a role in two major world disasters, and learn about a potentially spooky salad bar.

Resources:

https://www.fivefishermen.com/history/

In this week's episode, we visit the Fort Garry Hotel in the world's Slurpee capital - Winnipeg, Manitoba! Hang out with us as we chat spooks, movie references, and some questionable wishes.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Garry_Hotel

https://www.fortgarryhotel.com/winnipeg-hotel-history/#3

http://www.thebohemianblog.com/2019/01/fort-garry-hotel.html

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/haunted-hotel-175741421.html

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/liberal-mp-reports-curious-encounter-in-winnipeg-hotel/article4167108/

https://www.haunted-places-to-go.com/fort-garry-hotel.html

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/canada/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/fort-garry-hotel-winnipeg

In this week's episode, we take a trip to Canada's capital city where we explore the dark history of the Carleton County Goal, now known as the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel. Journey with us as we learn what makes this the 9th spookiest building in the world!

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Jail_Hostel

https://hihostels.ca/en/magazine/reasons-hi-ottawa-jail-is-proooobably-definitely-haunted

https://www.hostelworld.com/blog/survive-worlds-haunted-hostel/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-hostel-in-top-10-of-world-s-spookiest-buildings-1.719205

https://npiweb.com/Blog/Posts/haunted-places-the-ottawa-jail-hostel

https://hauntedwalk.com/ottawa-bubble-ghost-tours/?gclid=CjwKCAiAtK79BRAIEiwA4OskBh3QyKEcEhTlYtPC2g3uV7_6txhwyXsfJnDRogowSdAbbOpp-I_xYRoCyf4QAvD_BwE

https://heritageottawa.org/50years/carleton-county-gaol

https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/spooky-canada-hi-ottawa-jail-hostel-2019-prod3580026

This week, we do something a little different as we head to Winnipeg, Manitoba to learn about mediums, séances, and ectoplasms with the Hamilton family.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism#:~:text=Spiritualism%20is%20a%20religious%20movement,which%20spirits%20continue%20to%20evolve.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/spiritualism

https://winnipegparanormal.com/pat-investigations-former-members/doc003/

https://winnipegsun.com/2015/10/30/winnipeg-home-once-hosted-seances

http://heritagewinnipeg.blogspot.com/2016/02/psychic-experiments-hamilton-house-at.html

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/55/psychicresearch.shtml

Join us for a bonus episode in the form of a minisode! Today we travel to Vancouver and make a stop at Waterfront Station to learn about the Headless Brakeman!

Resources:

https://www.ghostsofvancouver.com/haunted-locations/waterfront-station/

https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/haunted-canada-brakeman-2015-prod2500025

In this week's episode, we visit Bell Island, Newfoundland, where we encounter some unwelcome Germans, mythical creatures, and more!

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beothuk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun

https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/travel/bell-island,-canada-s-x-files-isle

https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/dobbins-garden-bell-island/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/canada-post-bell-island-hag-halloween-stamp-1.3758614

Great Canadian Ghost Stories, Barbara Smith, published 2018

In this week’s episode, we travel to Moncton, new Brunswick to learn about Rebecca Lutes and the horrible History and death of an (innocent) teenager. Did she die of illness or was it something else entirely?

Resources:

https://mynewbrunswick.ca/folklore/rebeccas-concrete-grave/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rebecca-s-grave-moncton-debunked-1.4886049

https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/rebecca-lutes-grave/

Great Canadian Ghost Stories, Barbara Smith, published 2018

In this week’s episode, we head to Clarendon, Quebec where we meet the Dagg family, their 3 children, and their adopted daughter, Dinah Mclean. All seems to be going well until strange activities start happening and voices can be heard whenever Dinah is around. Is it a ghost or something worse?

Resources:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-valley-ghost-hunt-on-the-trail-of-the-dagg-shawville-poltergeist-with-video

https://arlenestaffordwilson.wordpress.com/tag/dagg-poltergeist/

https://supernaturalmagazine.com/articles/the-dagg-haunting

http://www.spineonline.ca/spectres-and-haunts/daggpoltergeist

In this week’s episode, we take a trip to Weyburn, Saskatchewan to learn about the history behind the Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital. This hospital was home to all kinds of horrific experiments by Dr. Humphrey Osmond, including electrotherapy, lobotomies, and even LSD experiments!

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please contact one of the following resources:

In Canada:

Kids Help Phone Text Services: Text "CONNECT" to 686868 (also serving adults) Chat Services: https://kidshelpphone.ca/live-chat/

Youthspace.ca (NEED2 Suicide Prevention, Education and Support) Youth Text (6pm-12am PT): (778) 783-0177 Youth Chat (6pm-12am PT): www.youthspace.ca

Crisis Services Canada Toll Free (24/7): 1 (833) 456-4566 Text support (4pm-12am ET daily): 45645

Canadian Crisis Hotline
1 (888) 353-2273

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souris_Valley_Mental_Health_Hospital

https://emanate80.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/souris-valley-mental-health-hospital/

https://emanate80.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/hangmans-shack/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/weyburn-mental-hospital

https://discoverweyburn.com/local/souris-valley