Conservation is key when looking for any cryptid, whether it’s Ogopogo or Sasquatch. That’s been the key takeaway cryptozoology documentarian and podcaster Eli Watson has taken from his explorations, including his most recent investigation of Okanagan Lake with British Columbian investigator Jason Hewlett. “I’ve become much more of a conservationist […]
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B.C.’s Barkerville a gold mine of paranormal activity
There is plenty of history in British Columbia’s mining town Barkerville, so much so that it’s overwhelming. It’s palpable when paranormal investigator Jason Hewlett talks about it. Peter Renn, himself and the Canadian Paranormal Society ventured out to the historic town in 2021 to see what they could discover. And […]
B.C. investigators ecstatic to keep ‘We Want to Believe’ alive through Paraflixx deal
Providence. That was the word writer-director Jason Hewlett used to describe the rebirth of “We Want to Believe” with the paranormal streaming service Paraflixx. After the abrupt end of the YouTube channel The Paranormal Network on Halloween 2022, lead investigator Peter Renn, Hewlett and the Canadian Paranormal Society team weren’t […]
Is the paranormal seen as a liability in Canada? Investigators share their thoughts
Like an underground river, there is a large current of paranormal interest that runs just beneath the surface of Canada. Ghost stories are shared around campfires as a rite of passage. People travel to historic locations to uncover the past, and maybe to cross paths with a spirit or two. […]
B.C. researchers Jason Hewlett, Peter Renn pen book on near-death experiences
Near-death experiences can change one’s perspective on living. It was that thought that made former journalist Jason Hewlett adjust his subject matter for his third book. The Kamloops, British Columbia co-author of Dying Light: An Investigation into Near-Death Experiences was inspired by the experiences of New York-based paranormal investigator Angela […]
Kamloops team investigates Sasquatch, digs up old ghosts in B.C.’s interior
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 […]