Nor'Western Whispers
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Canadian paranormal events are abounding- but no one ever hears about them, unless they live near the place in question. Join our two (married) hosts Nate and Amy Whispers as they entertain you for a while with Canadian-specific stories of places and events that you likely haven't heard before, within the realm of ghosts, ghouls, spectres, and other unexplained phenomena.
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S2.Ep 4. The Dunvegan Valley
September 20, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high... we wouldn't want you to miss out on those whispers. Today we will travel to the Dunvegan Valley Provincal Park, Alberta, in search for the woman in grey who has been seen walking around the bridge and ignoring anyone who tries to greet her... talk about hard to get. But maybe that's because she might be tending to her ailing husband, so many different stories. Come and Join us and listen to Amy recount them on this episode of Nor'Weste...
S2. Ep 4. The Weyburn Mental Hospital.
August 23, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You don't want to miss out on those Whispers. The Weyburn Mental Hospital, now destroyed, once stood in Weyburn, Manitoba. It was open from the early 1920s, but now the land sports houses. No knowing whether they're haunted, but stories indicate that the Hospital was. Also, a crash course on liminal spaces somehow fits in at the end. Some links for liminal spaces: (don't forget to turn down the lights) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&...
S2. Ep 4. The Weyburn Mental Hospital.
August 23, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You don't want to miss out on those Whispers. The Weyburn Mental Hospital, now destroyed, once stood in Weyburn, Manitoba. It was open from the early 1920s, but now the land sports houses. No knowing whether they're haunted, but stories indicate that the Hospital was. Also, a crash course on liminal spaces somehow fits in at the end. Some links for liminal spaces: (don't forget to turn down the lights) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&...
S2 Ep 3. Hockey Hall of Fame
August 10, 2020 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers. In today's episode, Come join Nate and Amy where we explore the hauntings of Canada's most famous sports museum, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. Before the HOF, the building was once the Bank of Montreal and the setting of a failed romance that was never meant to be... The Hall of Fame is the home of the Stanley Cup and it's only resident ghost who loves to play pranks on staf...
S2 Ep 2. Waterfront Station
July 26, 2020 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers. Nate and Amy Whisper are back at it again exploring the Waterfront Station in British Columbia. The Waterfront Station holds a few lingering spirits, some ghosts who are waiting to catch that train they missed... or maybe waiting for that special someone to come back to them, as it was opened around wartime. Although new technologies have been invented and brought into the new and improved ...
S2. Ep1. Watson's Mill.
July 12, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBWhat?? A new SEASON? New and Improved? or mostly just new. Even then... mostly just the same as last season but this season. So, turn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers. Nate and Amy Whisper are back with an episode about a haunted mill in Ontario. Watson's Mill boasts a horrible story of love and death and tragedy that Shakespeare would be jealous of. And- good news- it's still in existence and not illegal to visit so go visit y...
S1 Ep 23. Fairmont Chateau Laurier
May 24, 2020 20:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBTurn down those lights but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers because today, they're talking about the Grand Funk Railway's favourite Charles Hayes, who apparently commissioned half the haunted hotels they talk about on Nor'Western Whispers. Join Nate and Amy Whisper as they explore the beautiful architecture allegedly haunted by at least one ghost (the specific floor is mentioned, don't worry) at Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario. Looking to ...
S1 Ep 22. Caledonia Mills Fire Spook.
May 14, 2020 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You didn't miss out on those Whispers, they're just late in uploading because Amy never knows what day of the week it is. Join the Whispers as they explore Caledonia Mills in Antigonish Nova Scotia- a tale frighteningly similar to the stories heard in the close-by Amherst, NS story. Is the 16 year old haunted by a ghost that starts fires or the cause of the issues herself? The link to the story that the reporter, Harold Whidden, wrote:...
S1 Ep 21. McBurney Park.
April 26, 2020 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBAnd welcome back to another episode of Nor'Western Whispers. Turn down those lights, but keep the volume on high... we wouldn't want you to miss out on those whispers. We're back to Ontario this week to a park. Birds singing, sun shining, kids digging up some... bones? McBurney Park in Kingston, Ontario, has some deep skeletons in its closet. Except they aren't so deep. Turns out it's not just the park- but a few of the residences as well since an old cemetery sprawls underneath about 4 ...
S1 Ep 20. The St. Louis Ghost Light.
April 12, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those whispers. This week, Nate and Amy recount the phenomenon of the St. Louis Ghost light of St. Louis, Saskatchewan. A repeating phantom light, usually classified as a Will o' the Wisp that was known to occur almost a century ago and has been passed down through generations in St. Louis, it still carries the mystery that it did in the past. Also, they return to stories including the good ol' Grand Funk...
S1 Ep 19. Kingston Penitentiary.
March 29, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBWelcome to episode 19 of Nor'Western Whispers! Turn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers. Today, Nate and Amy explore the hauntings at the Kingston Penitentiary along with some of the history of the very old prison, located in Kingston, Ontario. The ghosts that roam the halls are sometimes really protective, but also sometimes might be negative. Overall, tours are still possible, but no longer are the living held in the prison a...
S1 Ep 19. Kingston Penitentiary.
March 29, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBWelcome to episode 19 of Nor'Western Whispers! Turn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You wouldn't want to miss out on those Whispers. Today, Nate and Amy explore the hauntings at the Kingston Penitentiary along with some of the history of the very old prison, located in Kingston, Ontario. The ghosts that roam the halls are sometimes really protective, but also sometimes might be negative. Overall, tours are still possible, but no longer are the living held in the prison a...
S1 Ep 18. Hycroft Manor.
March 17, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You don't want to miss out on the Whispers. This week, we're off to Vancouver BC, Canada where at least 7- maybe 8 depending on who you talk to- spirits haunt Hycroft Manor. Fun fact, multiple movies have been shot here AND it's fully rent-able to the public for weddings or other get-togethers. This manor is stunningly gorgeous to boot. Join Amy and Nate Whisper as they make you wish you had the money to rent it out for yourself. T...
S1 Ep 18. Hycroft Manor.
March 17, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBTurn down those lights, but keep the volume on high. You don't want to miss out on the Whispers. This week, we're off to Vancouver BC, Canada where at least 7- maybe 8 depending on who you talk to- spirits haunt Hycroft Manor. Fun fact, multiple movies have been shot here AND it's fully rent-able to the public for weddings or other get-togethers. This manor is stunningly gorgeous to boot. Join Amy and Nate Whisper as they make you wish you had the money to rent it out for yourself. T...
S1 Ep 17. The Olde Angel Inn.
March 02, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBJoin Nate and Amy Whisper as they talk about a very historically haunted Inn in Niagara-On-The-Lake (what used to be called Newark), in Ontario, Canada. A ghostly captain from the war of 1812 is said to roam the halls and become slightly more mischievous when something goes away for cleaning after having been killed, as per legend, during the war while he was trying to see his love one last time. If you want to get a hold of the Whispers, you can through the following means: Facebook: Nor'...
S1 Ep 16. Prince Edward Heights Hospital.
February 16, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHello there Whispers! Nate and Amy explore the abandoned grounds of the ex-airbase turned hospital that was closed in 1999 to make way for bigger and better programs-- Prince Edward Heights Hospital in Picton, Ontario. A tonne of evidence has been collected here with investigations available in longer, video formats online-- now you can go check them all out for yourself after you've listened to the episode! We chat a bit at the end about where some of our awesome Whispers listeners are ...
S1 Ep 16. Prince Edward Heights Hospital.
February 16, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHello there Whispers! Nate and Amy explore the abandoned grounds of the ex-airbase turned hospital that was closed in 1999 to make way for bigger and better programs-- Prince Edward Heights Hospital in Picton, Ontario. A tonne of evidence has been collected here with investigations available in longer, video formats online-- now you can go check them all out for yourself after you've listened to the episode! We chat a bit at the end about where some of our awesome Whispers listeners are ...
Minisode 1. Trowbridge Falls Park.
February 10, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWell, life has done it. The Whispers have been separated by work keeping us from recording together. But that doesn't keep us from releasing something... so here's kind of a very short episode to whet your whistle for February 15th's episode. This minisode, Amy Whisper takes you on a hike through Trowbridge Falls Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario- where you really, really shouldn't hang out and make out in the parking lot. Just saying. It's a quick one but a good one. And if you know mor...
S1 Ep 15. The Bell Island Hag and Faeries.
January 26, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBStaying down East this week, but discussing a New Brunswick Island, Bell Island, Nate and Amy Whisper explore the lore of the Bell Island Hag who's so popular that she has stamps that have been made by Canada Post in her honour. Did she have anything to do with the fae that also roam this tiny island? Join Nate and Amy as they invite you to learn of some good old fashioned terrifying spectres that haunt or roam New Brunswick. If you want to get a hold of the Whispers, you can do so throug...
S1 Ep 15. The Bell Island Hag and Faeries.
January 26, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBStaying down East this week, but discussing a New Brunswick Island, Bell Island, Nate and Amy Whisper explore the lore of the Bell Island Hag who's so popular that she has stamps that have been made by Canada Post in her honour. Did she have anything to do with the fae that also roam this tiny island? Join Nate and Amy as they invite you to learn of some good old fashioned terrifying spectres that haunt or roam New Brunswick. If you want to get a hold of the Whispers, you can do so throug...
S1 Ep 14. Peggy's Cove.
January 12, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBWelcome to the Nor'Western Whispers (unless it's the morning like it was when we recorded... then it's Nor'Whispers). Today we travel to the far Eastern Coast where Nova Scotia hides an amazing tiny-town tourist area nearby Halifax- a place called Peggy's Cove. Quiet, idyllic, beautiful, and also haunted with a heart-wrenching story of a woman in blue, who lost everything one day on the slippery rocks of Granite that create the coastal edge. She now comes back and is often sighted around th...
S1 Ep13. Edmonton Hauntings Pt. 2
December 31, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBIn this episode, the Whispers finish off their trip to Edmonton, Alberta with a few places: The McKay School, the (now closed) La Boheme Bed and Breakfast, the Hotel McDonald, and the Strathcona Museum and Archives. It turns out ghosts are pretty widely existing in Edmonton, as there are a tonne of historical houses there. Join the Whispers as they peruse some of the stories of murder, death, and animals haunting the 8th floor of a hotel?? Thanks to listener Charlie for sending in the stor...
S1 Ep 12. The Peterborough Liftlocks.
December 15, 2019 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBOn this chilly day in December, Nate and Amy Whisper explore the Peterborough Liftlocks (in Peterborough, Ontario) where at least 3 but possibly 7 ghosts (or more) roam the grounds and a witch is said to have cursed the land leading to a few accidents and suicides over the years. By day, it's a beautiful and historical site that still functions for its original usage of moving water traveling technology from a lower body of water to a higher body of water... even though it was designed and b...
S1 Ep 12. The Peterborough Liftlocks.
December 15, 2019 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBOn this chilly day in December, Nate and Amy Whisper explore the Peterborough Liftlocks (in Peterborough, Ontario) where at least 3 but possibly 7 ghosts (or more) roam the grounds and a witch is said to have cursed the land leading to a few accidents and suicides over the years. By day, it's a beautiful and historical site that still functions for its original usage of moving water traveling technology from a lower body of water to a higher body of water... even though it was designed and b...
S.1 Ep. 11. Edmonton Hauntings Part 1.
December 02, 2019 21:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBTurn down those lights, turn up the volume: the Whispers are back! In this episode, we recount stories from Edmonton, Alberta: where there are a surprising number of popular haunting spots. Join Nate (who's mildly sick and sounds it!) and Amy Whisper as they take you to three haunted places: The Walterdale Theatre (a retired firehall), The Charles Camsell Hospital (an old and derelict tuberculosis hospital), and The Princess Theatre (a movie theatre with residential suites and office space...
S.1 Ep. 11. Edmonton Hauntings Part 1.
December 02, 2019 21:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBTurn down those lights, turn up the volume: the Whispers are back! In this episode, we recount stories from Edmonton, Alberta: where there are a surprising number of popular haunting spots. Join Nate (who's mildly sick and sounds it!) and Amy Whisper as they take you to three haunted places: The Walterdale Theatre (a retired firehall), The Charles Camsell Hospital (an old and derelict tuberculosis hospital), and The Princess Theatre (a movie theatre with residential suites and office space...
S1 Ep 10. Nahanni National Park
November 17, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIt's time to put on your winter gear for the 10th episode which is taking place in the chilly, very Nor'Western Whispers of the actual far Canadian North: Nate and Amy are exploring the Nahanni National Park in the Northwest Territories. The spirits, demons, UFOs, missing people, headless people, disappearing populations of possibly cannibalistic and definitely dangerous peoples all coincide with an area known for lost mines of the Yukon Gold Rush, a so-called "Garden of Eden", and all writt...
S1 Ep 9. The Screaming Tunnel.
November 03, 2019 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBJoin us, the Whispers, this episode for a generalized journey to the Niagara Falls' area Screaming Tunnel. A limestone tunnel for passage under (yet another) Grand Trunk Railway, it has several possible stories to explain the ghostly sounds and other evidence that's been passed down in local folklore to at very least, our day (we're not kids there anymore so who knows what the kids know today). Was it a woman burned? Raped? Screaming because she didn't want to do it at home? How does it re...
S1 Ep 8. Asile Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
October 21, 2019 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBThis episode, the Whispers explore the Asylum in Sainte-Clotilde in Quebec If you want to buy it, it's only 2.8 million dollars Canadian to purchase right around now. Not literally because no one needs to run up stairs like that, you can't get us to work out, ghosts. Good try. First a monastery, then a school, then an asylum, several fires caused damage until the last one that killed 9 people- then it was closed down. Not exactly the nicest place in the world, it's now decaying and peelin...
S1 Ep7. Shag Harbour
October 20, 2019 19:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThis episode opens a new avenue for paranormal discoveries- aliens. Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, in 1967 (the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup), a UFO crash landed in the harbour of a quiet fishing village of Shag Harbour. With an unsettling orange foam left in the water after a lit object went down off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean, near-living fisherman rushed out to save what they initially believed to be a downed plane pilot. Probably one of the most well known U.F.O events, the ...
S1 Ep 6. Manipogo/ Ogipogo
September 16, 2019 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBThe Nessies of Canada, Manipogo (MB) and Ogipogo (BC), are related namesakes that may be sharks/snakes/dinosaurs... logs? Regardless, they're lore that are important in their respective areas and have existed in lore for hundreds of years due to deaths and drownings in the areas they live: The Okanagan Lake in BC, Canada, and Lake Manitoba, in MB, Canada. Join this one-sided-due-to-time-constraints episode as Amy Whisper takes you on a trip to a lovely set of lakes in touristy areas. Don'...
S1 Ep5. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel/ The Fisherman's Restaurant
September 02, 2019 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBListen to the Whispers as they take you on a trip to Alberta, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel where a family died in a since-closed up room, leading to sightings of bloody handprints; a bride who died (again), and a really, REALLY committed Bellman who never leaves. Ever. Then, travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia where two deadly and surprisingly large disasters led to hundreds if not thousands of bodies to be left in the morgue... now a restaurant that you can eat in. Apparitions, sounds of wailing...
S1 Ep4. The Amherst Mystery/ Dundurn Castle
August 22, 2019 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBJoin Nate and Amy Whispers as they entertain you on the Amherst Mystery, a historical poltergeist haunting Esther Cox in Nova Scotia, Canada and the Dundurn Castle, with its historical figure ghosts of Sir Allan MacNab and family... et al... located in Burlington, Ontario. Please leave a comment or email, at: [email protected] instagram: @whisperspod facebook: Nor'Western Whispers twitter: @whisperspod and you can listen on Buzzsprout, Stitcher, iTunes and Spotify. Sophia Ghost...
S1Ep3. The Hermitage/ Tod House
August 04, 2019 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThis episode adventure leads us to the Hermitage in Ancaster, Ontario and the Tod House in Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Come join us as we explore the lands of the Hermitage with two lovers (maybe), one of whom commits suicide by hanging but is still present; and the Tod House where one of two lovers murders the other (maybe). Both ghosts are noted to have continued roaming the lands of their death after their demise. Please leave a comment or email, at: [email protected]...
Ep.2: Bekevar Church/ Ninette Sanatorium
July 23, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBNor'Western Whispers: where you can experience Canadian ghosts and lore. This episode, the hosts tackle the local legends of both the Hungarian-made Bekevar Church in Kipling, SK and the hospital for tuberculosis, the Ninette Sanatorium in Ninette, MB. Both have ghostly beings and a history of hauntings, neither has (quite) fallen to the ravages of time. Join us as we discover the past and current hauntings in these buildings. Contact us on facebook (Nor'Western Whispers), twitter (@whis...
Nor'Western Whispers 1: Vaughan Street Gaol/ Fort Garry Hotel
July 07, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this inaugural episode of what will eventually be a fantastic podcast, the Whispers explore the Vaughan Street Gaol, plus the Fort Garry Hotel- both located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Both reputed to be haunted. Vaughan Street Gaol, by hanged prisoners and a ghostly woman; and Fort Garry Hotel by the romantic story of a widowed, wandering soul. Join our hosts to discover some haunted Canadian sites as they explore hauntings, supernatural activity, and other Canadian Lore. And always rememb...