Craigdarroch Castle ranks among Victoria’s top haunted places.
The Huffington Post recently identified the Top Haunted Places in BC, including Victoria’s Empress Hotel, Craigdarroch Castle, and Hatley Castle. Victoria abounds in apparitions. Ghostly images have been reported at Ross Bay Cemetery, Mystic Vale and many other local sites.
Sightings of the artist Emily Carr are very frequent. Her apparition has been reported at St. Ann’s Academy and James Bay Inn, the site where she died. Carr is interred at Ross Bay Cemetery and her grave is popular with visitors who recognize her undying influence by leaving her tributes of paintings, paint brushes and pine cones.
Another busy apparition is Francis Rattenbury who still frequents many of the buildings he designed, including the Empress and the Parliament Buildings. Maids and construction workers also frequent the Empress.
Victoria is one of the most haunted cities in the Pacific Northwest. Whether our paranormal energy stems from our geography, geology or history, our ghosts speak to our unique identity and our sense of place so let’s celebrate Victoria’s ghosts at this time of year.
Have a happy Hallowe’en!
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