Tag: Nova Scotia

Brian Baker

Parapsychology courses still lurk in Canada, you just have to find them

Courses in parapsychology have become as spectral as the phenomenon they teach. But, I somehow managed to earn myself a certificate in an introductory class to parapsychology. It’s nice to see experienced organizations teaching the history of parapsychology since more traditional institutions are dropping it from their programs. My course […]

Ghosts

Amherst’s Esther Fest celebrates its paranormal heritage

A small town 10 km southeast of the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border celebrates its haunted history much like Salem, Massachusetts. Amherst, Nova Scotia’s story, however, does not involve a witch hunt. It involves a poltergeist and the well-being of an 18-year-old woman. In the fall of 1878, 18-year-old Esther Cox, […]

Cryptozoology, Ghosts, Parapsychology, Ufology

Halifax Paranormal Symposium planners hope to make it an annual event

Halifax is going to witness its first paranormal conference in 17 years, and it’s something planners want to make a historical repeater. Elliott Van Dusen, president of Paranormal Phenomena Research & Investigation (PPRI), is collaborating with Dr. Darryll Walsh, executive director of the Centre for Parapsychological Studies in Canada, on […]

Ghosts

Nova Scotian paranormal duo to share haunted collection, stories with Haligonians

The Paranormal Phenomena Research and Investigation team of Darryl Walsh and Elliott Van Dusen will chew the fat with Haligonians over their collection of curiosities and haunted artifacts this October. Hauntings: Exploring Apparitions, Poltergeists and Demons will be an evening dinner lecture where the duo will present their paranormal findings […]