Skeptics and believers alike are welcome to find out if the Port Moody Station Museum is haunted at a free public event Saturday, Oct. 29.
Leading up to Halloween, the museum is hosting the event to give a group called Northern Paranormal Investigations an opportunity to present its findings from four visits to the 108-year-old building.
"We think it will be interesting and fun," said Brianne Egeto, museum coordinator, who said she has no preconceived notions about what to expect from the evening. "Hopefully, a lot of people come and they'll get to know more about the museum."
On the day The Tri-City News visited, the weather was a perfect backdrop for a ghost sighting. Rain was pouring, skies were dark, trees were blowing in the wind.
And as Darryl Pearson, a self-described ghost hunter, was giving a preview of what the audience will learn at next Saturday's presentation, the museum's power went out and something fell, creating a loud bag.
"What was that?" said a startled Egeto as the reporter gasped and proceeded to try to end the interview as quickly as possible.
Of course, the weather could have been responsible for the power outage and the bang, and Pearson said most of the time, what appears to be hauntings are simply natural phenomenon that can be explained.
But on very rare occasions, something unexplainable happens, he said, especially in buildings with long histories, and his group records these incidents with special equipment.
Pearson said he uses a video camera with night vision, sensitive recording equipment and sensors that detect electromagnetic frequencies to detect shadows, fain sounds, unusual light and energy, and temperature changes in a room.
He's not going to give away any secrets in advance of his presentation but said those who attend the Oct. 29 event may arrive as skeptics and depart as believers.
"When you work with paranormal activity, some unexpected things can happen."
• Find out more about Northern Paranormal Investigations at www.northernparanormalinvestigations.ca. The Port Moody presentation takes place Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., 2734 Murray St. Port Moody and is for those 18 years and older. Call 604-939-1648 to RSVP.
