Jason Hewlett’s cryptozoological mission into the wilds of British Columbia’s interior yielded some fascinating discoveries, including a ghostly side quest. The former crime reporter turned paranormal investigator shared his team’s discoveries on the Bonaparte Plateau, as well as in Shuswap and Barriere in the latter half of 2020 on the […]
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Victoria’s ‘Ghost Story Guy’ Ian Gibbs publishes book on Vancouver hauntings
What haunted writer Ian Gibbs while pulling together ghostly tales for his new book Vancouver’s Most Haunted: Supernatural Encounters in BC’s Terminal City was his writer’s block. The Victoria native, and The Ghost Story Guys podcaster, found it challenging to research and write during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when he […]
Ogopogo, Nx̌aʔx̌ʔitkʷ’s spirit lives on through Okanagan communities
Nx̌aʔx̌ʔitkʷ, known as Ogopogo to those outside of British Columbia, is an important part of the communities around Lake Okanagan, from Vernon to Kelowna to Penticton. Pronounced n-ha-ha-it-kew, the spirit of the lake is both a spiritual and physical reminder of how important water is to both the natural environment […]
Cold spots, scandals and Victoria’s Empress Hotel
Historian and Discover the Past’s Ghostly Walks host John Adams has had a long working relationship with the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. It has not always been about acquainting oneself with the resident spirits inside the Châteauesque structure built between 1904 and 1908. The 71-year-old worked in […]
Is Tranquille the victim of wild imaginations?
If there’s anything haunting the 460 acres of Tranquille in Kamloops, British Columbia, it could very well be the ghosts of modern horror tropes. Tranquille is nestled on the plain overlooking Cooney Bay, where Kamloops Lake meets the Thompson River. The former sanatorium treated tuberculosis patients from 1907 to 1958 […]
B.C. duo premieres movie-length investigations at vintage theatres
A paranormal investigating duo from British Columbia is looking to represent Canada on the North American stage of TV. Jon and Karina Kozuska have combined their talents with television show Thunder Boyz producer Dean Trumbley to bring theatre-going audiences in Vernon a different kind of paranormal experience: a full-length feature […]
British Columbia man discovers meteorites with faces in them
Two meteorites that a Sooke, B.C. man discover 60-feet beneath the Pacific Ocean waves have changed his life and stirred up an eddy of excitement with University of Victoria academics. The two rocks, first considered examples of gabbro and basalt, have been determined to be meteorites and could hold organic […]
B.C. film duo travel deep into Vancouver Island woods for doc
An encounter with a Sasquatch at 6-years-old left an impression on actor Kiana Passmore. The now 25-year-old was with her family in Campbell River, B.C. when she heard unexplainable noises and saw evidence that something large had crashed through the dense underbrush. That memory provided the impetus for Passmore to […]
Review: A revealing look into Victoria’s secrets
Victoria’s Most Haunted: Ghost Stories from BC’s Historic Capital City by Ian Gibbs Touchwood Editions, Canada, 2017 3.5/5 As I dipped my mental toe into the waters of Ian Gibbs’ Victoria’s Most Haunted, I realized the opening vignette was very familiar. Back in 2013, my wife and I had stayed […]
Sasquatch researcher continues his pursuit of truth in aftermath of lawsuit dismissal
There is a human side to the study and research of the elusive Sasquatch. Beneath the Ghillie suit Todd Standing wears to blend into the environments while on investigations in Radium Hot Springs, B.C. or in Alberta and Montana, is a man who has sacrificed plenty to get the evidence […]