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Ottawa - Lisgar Collegiate Institute |
Ottawa Collegiate Institute c. 1875 - 1880 now known as Lisgar Collegiate Institute One of our readers sent us the following...... "You say you're looking for stories pertaining to hauntings in Ottawa, and I happen to have one. I am a student at Lisgar Collegiate Institute (formerly Ottawa Collegiate Institute, and prior to that the Bytown District Grammar House), the second oldest school in Canada. While I have not witnessed this ghost that apparently haunts my school, it's existence is well-known, outside the school, (and surprisingly) to a minimal extent inside the school. Here's how the story goes............ |
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The following incident of a black phantom car was reported to us in January 2009. "I had an experience with this type of phenomenon back in the 80's but on the 400 HWY south. I was driving south on the 400 leaving Barrie about 3:00am after a long day of video editing. Just south of Innis Beach Rd, I saw a large black car in my blind spot. I was in the left hand lane and the black car was in the passing lane. I can't stand cars that ride in my blind spot so I kept and eye on it. After about 5 minutes I slowed right down to let the car pass me, but when I looked the car was gone. I looked behind me to see if his changed lanes but it the HWY was clear of cars. |
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I wish I could "sum this up" and make it shorter... but it's difficult to convey everything here briefly... so bear with me. I'm fairly proud about something... about a dozen years ago, in October of 1997, I started a website on ghosts and hauntings. It was a small effort... and originally was a "stop-gap" site in a way because of friends and family asking me to more-or-less speak to them on a subject that they knew I'd studied extensively and tried to educate myself on. The site grew, and grew, and grew... and is now in literally several different incarnations online in one way or another. It went from a note and story repository, to an all out investigative group with input literally from all over the globe. I've been fortunate to meet and work with people who quite literally blew my mind with their knowledge and insight... and have been blessed that the original site is still indeed one of the most popular sites in the world for people to come to and share... and look for ideas in. |
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Ghostly Footsteps In York |
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The following report of ghostly footsteps was sent in to us in early 2009. The actual events occurred in late 2008. "I was house-sitting for my brother, his wife, and their two kids for one week in a suburb of Toronto. I believe it was the first, if not second night of my stay. It was around 1 a.m. and I was upstairs in bed reading when I suddenly heard someone walking around downstairs. I sat up in bed and listened, and it stopped.
I brushed it off, thinking that the heat in the pipes was causing them to expand and contract, making weird noises. I went back to reading, and a few moments later I heard the footsteps again. |
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Can Ghosts Physically Hurt You? |
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This is a question that comes up a lot lately with us, and I think it has more to do with the popularity of TV shows like Paranormal State, and movies like A Haunting In Connecticut then marauding, murderous ghosts out to do people injury or worse.
Demons, and bad @ss ghosties are all the rage again in Hollywood right now, and naturally people who are experiencing genuine hauntings or are just starting out on their own investigations, and research do become concerned that some of what they see, and hear through popular media may in fact happen to them.
No one can prove 100% what a ghost is, so the question of can they hurt you is a tough one. I can say that in over 10 years of being a ghosts & hauntings field investigator I have yet to see a single case that has absolutely convinced me that ghosts (spirits of the formerly living) are attacking people. |
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