How to Ghost Hunt in Winnipeg, Canada

Elmwood Cemetery

Winnipeg’s motto is “Connect With Your City,” but it might as well be “connect with the other side!” This area of Canada has a mix of big city and beautiful landscape to share with tourists, and plenty of history that supports its paranormal residents as well. Travel around yourself or take a ghostly guided tour, but don’t miss these spooky places while you meander through this lovely landscape.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Check out the Scientific Observatory in Delta Marsh. Visitors here claim to have seen the apparition of a man who died working here in the 1930’s. Closed in the winter, this location has been known to have lights go on and off, and witnesses claim to see a man standing in the empty building.

2. Do a little shopping at the Eaton’s Department Store in Manitoba, Winnipeg. Poltergeist activity has been reported here including moving boxes and auditory phenomenon. Try some electronic voice phenomena (EVP) work here to see if you connect with the otherworldly presence.

3. Take in a show at the Walker Theater in Manitoba. Evidence of a spiritual presence has been found here by others in the form of EVPs and some believe the spirit of an actor from the early 1900’s is still performing here! Plenty of paranormal activity here to sink your teeth into!

4. Pay your respects at Little Mountain Park. There is a tree here that is reputed to have been used by the KKK and to have been the site of multiple lynchings. Look for an unusual tree with horizontal branches. Nighttime visitors have caught multiple orbs around the tree and people get an overwhelming sense of foreboding here.

5. Check out the old St. Vital Hotel on Mt. Mary’s Road. It could be because it is in shambles, but many apparitions have been sited here. Ask the staff about the spirit of a man who died in the back after a fight to get some personal stories.

6. Have some fun at Rucker’s, a children’s recreation and gaming center. Spooky things happen here after closing, so talk to the staff to hear about the spectral music, auditory noises and apparitions found here. Try some EVP work and see if you can make contact.

7. Hit the Portage Place Mall and go into the back of the San Francisco store. Here it is said is the spirit of a little girl that customers can hear crying and seen knocking things off of shelves. Spooky!

8. 

   Tour St. Boniface Museum and bump into some of the past inhabitants of this great building. Whether you hear the sounds of nuns from the early 1900’s or get that eerie feeling in the old convent, you should definitely try some EVP work here. Book a tour during the Halloween season and hear personal stories from staff.

9. Hit all the hot spots by taking a guided tour with Haunted Winnipeg Investigations. Whether you want a tour, to do a vigil at the St Boniface Museum, or wander through haunted Elmwood cemetery, you’ll find some ghosts or experience the paranormal for sure. Check out the link below to get tickets.

Tips & Warnings

• Book your ghost hunting tours early, especially in autumn, to insure your seats for the tours.

Resources

• St. Boniface Museum website
• Photos of St. Boniface Museum