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Movie & Toys of 2012 Previewed!
Randy here!
Hope the holiday season is going well for you, as well as having survived, er, finished your shopping by now.
The holiday season and the end of 2011 also brings us new movie trailers for up-coming 2012 big-budget blockbusters. And THOSE give us a preview of the toys of 2012! (Like how I worked toys and movies together?)
So let's take a look at what's coming to screens and toy shelves in the very near future but in no particular order of release date:
It looks better than GI JOE-THE RISE OF COBRA… which means something. Right?
While I'm glad to lose Marlon Wayans' Ripcord (like ANYONE should have a chance with Scarlett other than Snake-Eyes!), we are also losing Destro, Baroness AND Cobra Commander! Who's gonna do the dirty work then?!
Zartan and Firefly?! Really? REALLY?!
The first movie I enjoyed because it reminded me of the 70′s Bond films. It was larger than life and didn't shoot for realism; why have an arctic base or an underwater base when you can have BOTH! But trying to use the Transformers formula of trying to middle-of-the-road the movie for kids who want toys and adults who wants action, didn't work for it. So I'm worried about this one as well. But the images of COBRA taking over the White House, the wonderfully ludicrous cliff-face sword fight, the Killer W.H.A.L.E. crusing & the Rattlers in flight do make me smile. (Those BETTER be Rattlers!)
As if there's any doubt for a Hasbro produced movie, we will get figures, both 3 3/4′s and 12″ figures would be my easy guess, along with vehicles and playsets. I'll be interested to see if Sideshow does anything with it, but I have my doubts.
I just hope Willis can help it along.
TOYS: Hasbro
RELEASE DATE: June 29, 2012
This is one that just makes me scratch my head and wonder "why?" Then again, there are alien invaders, hi-tech military weapons fired up and things do blow up real good. So this must be from the Transformers school of film-making! I even think they are using a similar "tech" sound design for the aliens as our favorite Robots in Disguise!
Then again, the last movie alone has made over 1.1 BILLION dollars, so who am I to say they're wrong.
I just hope Liam Neeson got a serious paycheck for this.
No word on what toys will be made, but it's a movie produced by Hasbro-do I if have to really guess if toys will be made?! Best guess is that we'll get figures, aliens and vehicles, as well as a new board game. I'll go out on a limb and say we might see some 12″ GI Joe tie-in figures.
So will we get a preview for Chutes and Ladders-The EXTREME Movie soon?
TOYS: Hasbro (at least the board game!)
RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2012
Ever since the footage was shown at the end of Captain American-The First Avenger, I have been ready with money in hand to see this! And I want to know almost NOTHING going into seeing it if I can, though a few spoilers have come my way.
I am a fan of the work of Joss Whedon but I am admittedly a little worried about his doing such a major movie. There's a lot to juggle in the story and a lot riding on this movie and he's only directed one feature film to date. That being said, I have faith that he will do what he does best-give strength and humanity to these epic characters. Even if there is no tween super-powered girl in this!
Some people have mocked the trailer for its Transformers-esque look of random cars blowing up, but I don't have a problem with that. This is the teaser trailer; it SHOULD be designed to bring in those people who have no idea about super-heroes but do love their action & destruction. (See again $1.1 BILLION dollars for Transformers-Dark of the Moon) You don't need to get the superhero fans excited; you need EVERYONE else to come aboard!
And Hasbro would never turn down the chance to bring out MORE Marvel figures, in the Marvel Universe scale and the return of Marvel Legends! Marvel Select is already soliciting Hawkeye and Hulk. And Hot Toys is in it as well: "Now, we are proud to present the license of the 1/6th scale and 1/4th scale collectibles of The Avengers movie!" Having already done 12″ figures of Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Loki and Captain America, it's hardly a surprise, so expect we'll see them again along with a Hawkeye likely, perhaps a Nick Fury. But will Hot Toys supersize to give us a proper Hulk? Time will tell.
Now to figure out how many screenings to see on opening day…
TOYS: Hasbro, Hot Toys & Marvel Select (Diamond)
RELEASE DATE: May 4, 2012
I'll be honest: I really don't care about this movie.
Not hate. Just… apathy.
Between ditching director Sam Raimi & the entire cast, then rebooting along with my general malaise towards the character, there's nothing jazzing me about this movie. That being said, I like what I see in Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker. He comes off as less nerd and more introverted loner. And he looks appropriately high school age, which is odd by cool. And while I'm always happy to see Emma Stone, I think she would've been a better MJ. And I do wonder if they are going with Peter's parents being spies as there were in the comics? (at least they were at one point. Everything is so retroed nowadays who knows!) I have a feeling, though, that I'll be in the minority and MANY will go see the film.
Same thing for Hasbro that I said about figures for The Avengers. There is no way that the license holder for Marvel toys & action figures WON'T have figures coming out! If true to form, we'll probably see the first figures come Spring 2012. Marvel Select has already announced its first figures of Hulk and Hawkeye. I haven't heard anything about Hot Toys yet, but I think an announcement will come by early 2012.
TOYS: Hasbro and Marvel Select (Diamond)
RELEASE DATE: July 3, 2012
I have seen just enough footage to not know what in blazes is going on- and I LIKE IT!
Writer/Director Christopher Nolan has suckered me in each film and I was glad for it! As much as I enjoyed the first one, The Dark Knight really is a amazing movie all-around, not just as a "superhero" movie. That opening bank heist though the attack on the mayor's funeral is pure 70′s thriller right there. The masks and costumes are almost secondary to this story. How do you top that? I surely don't know, but that's what making me look so forward to this film! (My theories-Somehow this becomes a version of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" or Man of Steel's Superman will come into play! Remember-these are the theories of a madman and NOT FACT!)
Again, I've no doubt that Hasbro will NOT be rolling out the action figures again for this third movie installment. Hot Toys has confirmed themselves for the third installment: "Besides the 1/6th scale collectible figures, we will be bringing to fans with the vehicles series too! Apart from the 1/6th scale collection, we are again stepping our foot into the specially developed 1/4th scale collectible figures!"
And maybe Hot Toys will bring back the Tumbler again… in desert camo.
TOYS: Mattel & Hot Toys
RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2012
The American International Toy Fair 2012 will reveal more of what we can look forward to in 2012. And AFTimes will be there!
Now I'm off to the movies; going to watch White Heat and Throne of Blood with directors Edgar Wright and Rian Johnson!
Sometimes LA rules!
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Here is a new trailer for Fox's upcoming Predators, which Nimrod Antal directed from a concept by Robert Rodriguez who is also producing. First released to IGN, the trailer sets up a far different environment than the Arnold Schwarzenegger original:
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It does look pretty good, although I would have assumed a larger scale battle against the predators (i.e., an invasion of sorts) was going to be next.
Brody might not seem like the conventional "tough guy", but he portrays stress flawlessly. And there's enough tough guy juice with Trejo, Fishburne and Goggins.
The original Predator is one of the great genre screenplays of all time.
Nobody wants an army of predators and a large-scale war, they want individual men being hunted down. I.e., actual characters and increasing stakes until only one man is left standing. Antecedents include Greek myth, The Most Dangerous Game and Alien/s.
That's what makes the mythology of this franchise. NOT "bigger is better." And the fans know that.
Sort of agree, but Alien v Predator was pretty good with multiple Predators. Maybe a predator gets captured and its crew comes to break him loose. A wider conflict.
I like the fact they seem to have smarten (is that a word?) the hero.
Yeah, but you're looking for "smartened."
Looks fabulous. All the iconic Predator touches and sounds awesome. RR is a fan (obviously) and this is the kinda popcorn picture that makes me excited about going to the cinema. It's been way too long.
It's a feeling that a lot of people haven't had in a long time. I'm hoping this could change that.
Agree on Brody. He can act and not just pose so he isn't as out of place as some of the 20something himbos with waxed asses and tousled surfer dude hair trying to play butch.
The quality has to be a lot better than the AVP movies, but I'm having a hard time seeing the box office doing a lot better. The trailers and commercials seem too generic to really attract a lot of younger moviegoers, and the damage to the franchise for viewers nostalgic about the first 2 has already been done.
Am I the only one that thinks Fox could back out of Scott's Alien prequel or at least try to beat down the budget if Predators doesn't fare well?
Everyone keeps saying "Weird, Brody isn't a muscle-man the way Arnold was… what are they thinking?" as if Danny Glover never starred in Predator 2.
and Predator 2 sort of sucked!
Pandora, anyone? No? OK.
Up until the first minute, you're kinda thinking "this is going to be such a huge hit" but then the interest gradually dies.
One of the things that made the first one interesting was that humans were protecting themselves from an outer space intruder – which tends to get you sympathizing with the humans. But now you're thinking, WTF are the humans doing on their planet?
The humans were brought to that against their will.
Your leaden logic fails to defy gravity. You wrote: "One of the things that made the first one interesting was that humans were protecting themselves from an outer space intruder – which tends to get you sympathizing with the humans. But now you're thinking, WTF are the humans doing on their planet?"
Um, Aliens anyone?
"But now you're thinking, WTF are the humans doing on their planet?"
No you're not, because they say right in the trailer that they were dropped there. AKA they were "chosen." So I would gather the Predators picked the most worthy victims and brought them to the game preserve.
Actually, the Predators abducted these humans and dropped them on this game-preserve planet to hunt. This isn't even the Predators' home planet (which was seen in AVP 2). Duh!
If the trailer is interesting enough, people will pay attention. So what does this tell about the trailer? That it feels like effin' homework, THAT'S WHAT IT TELLS! :P
I will tell you this though: Adrian Brody is perfect, absolutely perfect for this film. He brings a lot of credibility (acting and quality wise). Robert Rodriguez screams gore B movies.
They were brought there as "game." The trailer makes that clear.
Let's make the same movie 9 times and see if those suckers notice!
BTW – When are they going to do a sequel or pre-quel or Part II of The Thing? I know of a few great storylines out there.
I know Brody is cast as the lead, but it looks like an ensemble picture. The Predators are the stars. I'll see this. Looks entertaining.
I've yet to see the film but at the moment am prepard to give Brody a chance to play buffed-up hero. As Joe says above, the guy is actually an actor as well. It'll also be interesting to see if Nimrod Antal can transit to the director A-list. Kontroll was excellent and he made an assured Hollywood debut with Vacancy, so I wish him luck.
Congrats Nimrod!
hmm .. reverse situation … Who are the aliens?
Brody does "look tired" better than any actor on the planet. ;-)
And see him in Summer of Sam to see how ripped he can be.
I think this one looks great. Good to see some R-rated action in the theaters again and not A-Team or Knight and Day dumbed down stuff.
That pencil-necked geek/nerd Adrien Brody as the HERO?!!? Hahahhaaha. We don't need another Arnold, but at least someone with an INKLING of machismo in them.
Ironically, most historical men of action actually looked like Brody rather than big beefy men. Go to some museums, and look, for example, at the armor that real fighters would wear. they were much smaller in size than the towering image that modern cinema creates.
Very very very pleased Brody is in this, though the first trailers left me dubious. His reaction shots while falling to the planet are priceless! I'll be there opening weekend.
Go Nimrod, go!
it just doesn't look very compelling. can't say why. it's really trying to sell you it's ass off, but there's something missing. it's not brody, brody's great casting actually, they eliminated any comparison with Ahnuld with that one, and he's very interesting, but the movie just looks empty. i hope it's good, though. we need a great, vicious action film. it's been a long, long time.
How long before Hollywood just clones the "Predator" comics of the mid-90's for a buck? As far as a prequel, I'd like to see them do "The Bloody Sands of Time".


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Despite some initial setbacks, the implementation of a new student information system at the Amphitheater School District has proceeded better than expected.
"We got it up and running thanks to the hard work of a lot of people," said Bob Wendel, an assistant principal and student advisor at Canyon Del Oro High School.
The district purchased Tyler Education Management Systems software in July 2008 for $340,000 with funds from a federal Enhancing Education Through Technology grant. The system manages student records including schedules, grades and attendance.
The district worked to implement the system for nearly a year. It went live July 1. Some student data was lost during the switchover.
"A lot of it is new because the old system didn't have all the data points that the new system does," said Todd Jaeger, Amphitheater's attorney and assistant to Superintendent Vicki Balentine.
Jaeger said part of implementing the new system involved re-enrolling all of the district's 15,000 students.
Lost data was mainly the result of the inconsistencies in filing systems used at the district's 21 schools. For example, similar courses have different names at various schools.
"We didn't get a chance to get our hands on it until registration started," Wendel said.
Tucson Unified School District experienced similar problems with its TEMS software in August 2008. When district students picked up their schedules before the start of school last year, many found they weren't in the classes for which they had signed up. Some teachers experienced similar schedule mix-ups, unsure of which classes they were scheduled to teach.
A few scheduling issues did surface at Amphitheater schools during the first few days of classes last week.
"Right now, we're doing attendance with paper and pencil," Wendel said last Thursday.
He anticipated the problem would be short-lived.
Administrators and some teachers have been trained on the new software system. TEMS is designed to handle all aspects of student information, including schedules, grades, attendance, disciplinary records and more.
After the system is fully implemented, parents will be able to use it to monitor their children's progress.
Unlike the former system, where a parent with children in more than one school would need multiple passwords to view their children's information, Jaeger said TEMS allows parents to access everything with one login.
"It's going to give parents more access to their child's data than they can possibly imagine," Jaeger said.
District officials plan to continue training teachers and administrators on the new system throughout the school year, and intend to have all aspects of TEMS fully operational by the end of 2009-10 term.


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If you enjoyed hunting for street art in the Kampong Glam district, another area to head to where you can find a surprising little cluster of street art works is in the popular tourist district of Little India. Perhaps more famous for fabric shops, spicy curries and the amazing 24-hour Mustafa Shopping Centre that stocks everything you can think of, there are several spots here where you can see some artworks by well-known figures in the international street art scene.
- Added Feb 2016: New murals off Belilios Lane and Upper Dickson Street. Confirmed removed: Buffalo Road cow mural, Bellwethers fairytale characters
- Added Oct 2015: Collaborative works by Haha from Australia and Singapore's TraseOne at Tekka Centre, and a giant cow wall mural at Buffalo Road
I've embedded a Google Map at the bottom of the post to help, or go here for more. Check out Singapore Street Art on Instagram or Tumblr as well for more places in Singapore to discover awesome street art.
Getting there: The closest MRT station is Little India (NorthEast Line, Downtown Line) and about 5-10mins walk away
The pedestrian stretch between Rowell and Desker Road are where you can see works by two prominent American street artists Elmac and Tyke Witnes AWR who were invited to put up their works during the Singapore Night Festival in 2010. There's also a surprising series of fairytale related art in the Bellwethers Bistro just next to it (which is sadly being converted into a jewellers, those works are unlikely to be kept!)
Jalan Besar – Rowell Court RC sits in the void deck of Blk 640 Rowell Road, though it's actually found between Veerasamy and Hindoo Road. It's quite merrily decorated with murals, but this one by Kyerule is my favourite:
You'll find Ernest Zacharevic's first Singapore works from 2012 here at Perak Hotel (12 Perak Road) – a cheeky little boy with a hundred dollar bill on a fishing line! Also, there are apparently some of his other works here which I sadly couldn't find – check out this photo album and see if you can see these works, it looks to me like you need to be a guest of the hotel to see them properly!
Head over to the the famous Tekka Centre and look for the entrance to the carpark along Buffalo Road – that's where you will spot these lovely collaboration works between Singapore's TraseOne and Australia's Haha aka Regan Tamanui is celebration of SG50 for a project called 50 Bridges in May 2015. Titled 'Cricket and Classical', quite apt given the Indian heritage of the area! Haha covered the Cricket works while TraseOne did the Indian Classical figures.
Further along Buffalo Road is this large mural on the wall right outside the exit of the Little India MRT Station Exit. Created in Jan 2015 during Singapore Art Week for ArtWalk Little India 2015, this piece by artist Eunice Lim is a bright and cheery addition to the area, and harkens both to the name of the road it is on and the reverence that the Indian diaspora places upon cattle. (Update: this piece has since been removed as of Jan 2016)
Again for ArtWalk Little India but this time in 2016, another 2 murals were created off Belilios Lane. There is one very large one by Psyfool which features various Indian tradesmen that's quite visible, but do take a walk along that little alley and you'll spot another hidden piece by Mojoko behind reminiscent of old Indian cinema posters!
This one is also a little bit hidden, off an alleyway along Upper Dickson Road. It's another mural done for ArtWalk Little India 2016 by Priyageetha d/o Diayalan. As you enter Upper Dickson Road from Serangoon Road, look for an alley on your left – this mural is a little way inside the alley but it is quite large so you can spot it from the main road.
I found this random piece of work while wandering in the back alleys – I forgot to take down where it was, so kudos to you if you find it, and even more love if you can tell me who it was by.
Do check out Singapore Street Art at singaporestreetart.tumblr.com and on instagram @singaporestreetart – it aims to document all past and present street art in Singapore, so do send over any snaps you might have!
Looking for more street art? Check out my other street art related guides:
- Kampong Glam, Singapore
- Bugis and Bras Basah, Singapore
- George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
- Seoul, South Korea
- Shoreditch, London
- Lagos, Portugal
- Lisbon, Portugal


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The lockout is over.
Now, it's time to get back to work.
For the Giants, Monday's unanimous vote of the NFLPA's executive committee to approve the league's collective bargaining agreement and antitrust suit settlements meant that their players can get back to the business of playing football. And for Tom Coughlin's group, that means a Friday reporting date to training camp at the Timex Performance Center, with first practice scheduled for Saturday.
The real question, though, involves who the players currently under contract will have as their teammates. Free agency gets underway Tuesday at 10 a.m., and the Giants will be able to sign their rookies and undrafted free agents, as well as negotiate with their own free agents and outside unrestricted free agents.
According to ESPN, the Giants are $6.3 million over the new $120.3 million salary cap, but that will only make for some careful signing. They're not in the salary cap hell that some thought they were before the deal was signed, and they should be able to keep who they want and sign who they want from the outside with just a bit of roster trimming and restructuring.
Chances are, they won't delve deeply into the outside free agent market, but rather opt to keep some of their own like Ahmad Bradshaw, Steve Smith, Kevin Boss, and Mathias Kiwanuka. Barry Cofield is probably a goner, as he'll command a nice figure from somebody like Tampa Bay, who has an acre of cap room.
The list of the top outside free agents will either be too expensive for the Giants or too unattractive.
Plaxico Burress? Didn't work out too well at the end of his first run with the Giants, so don't expect a repeat appearance. Nnamdi Asamugha? Too pricey, even for a shutdown corner. Antonio Cromartie? Too much baggage.
But don't be surprised if the Giants go after a mid-line veteran; a serviceable type who comes at an economic price, especially at defensive tackle. Also, there's news that the Ravens have already cut running back Willis McGahee, so he could be an attractive backup to Brandon Jacobs if they decided Ahmad Bradshaw is too rich for their blood.
Whatever they do, the Giants players will be delighted just to get back on the field. Player rep Shaun O'Hara said as much in the moments after the players okayed the CBA.
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bought a POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK 325i need advice
so i didnt do my homework and checked out the vin history before i bought the car. The deal was it had 67k miles on it, but as i saw on carfax it told me it had 197k then got sold and it had 58k miles which carfax quickly said it has a potential odometer rollback
want to see the history ? here it is
Owner 1Now my question is should i stay with the car? It its beautiful! the leather seats look just new, and the car's engine feels great when driven. Now its a bit fidgety on bumps (moves a bit). This would be my first car in general and feel like i f'ed because of it's history. What are you're thoughts on this ? Should i get rid of it before it's too late, or stay with it? thanks
I bought it for 5k
If you can see from owner one to owner two thats when it tells me the odometer readings are false but the car truly looks in great condition, please help me with this decision before i decide to ensure it
sooo....let me get this straight. You can't tell a 67k car from a 197,000 mile car? :hmm:
It's my first car, i have looked into DIY to conduct my own repairs on my car but as far as can't tell ? nah
it looked as if it represented the 67k although one fog light wasn't working, the hazard and lock button where stuck. Everything else worked perfectly
your only recourse more or less is small claims court against the seller, but the auction thing and wreck kinda screws the pooch on that one.. ..
Unless the box on the title was checked that mileage is inaccurate the mileage number on the title is the number represented by the sellerr...
Good Luck
thanks for the help
Where your mileage shows on the gauge cluster does it have a orange circle next to your mileage?
Somewhere between seligford and second owner the car odometer got rolled back. Gauge cluster was probably replaced.
Check the doors jamb for any stickers to see if there is a record of past mileage.
The E46 is a fairly expensive machine to maintain even if its a perfect specimen, The succession of short ownerships should tell the story..
You should be able to get the engine number that the car was built with from the dealer.
If a BMW dealer recoded the dash to ECM mileage numbers it should be on record.
Good Luck..
OP. Have you ever gone to court? Have you ever gone to a lawyer? That alone will bilk ya dry, not to mention the cost of stress, anxiety, & just plain grief. Not worth it. Just suck it up, drive the crp outta it. It's only 5 grand. It's not a Porsche or anything. It's a 4 door ppl-mover. I know it's your first car, but don't bleed your heart into it. Just don't soak unnec'y loot into it, maintain it as cheaply & as necessary as u can to keep it safely driving...then when u have enough loot....sell it & move on.
Lesson learned.
Check your local state laws. In most places if the car is over 10 years old, odometer rollback isn't classified as fraud for a vehicle that old.
Given it was purchased on Aug 13th 2003 you have about 3 weeks to see if you can take any action.
What I don't understand is why you did the Carfax AFTER you bought the car? Whats the point really?
Plus since you paid $5K for it, you paid roughtly what an 200K miles E46 is worth. If you paid $10-15 for a 63K mile E46 then its a whole different story.
So u thought u bought a 67k mile BMW for 5000? Your nuts
Advice: go talk to whoever sold it to you. Not checking this beforehand was foolish.
again..does it have a odometer tamper light?
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Does anyone know if this book is still in print? And where I could get it (besides Amazon or Ebay)? Thanks. Jennybobenny 23:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Jennifer
- That all depends on where you live. Obviously the most cost effective way would be Amazon, Ebay or Half.com, but in terms of "new" copies in "real" bookstores, it seems Borders Books still carries it in their online store. Same with Barnes and Noble. --Alan 23:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks a bunch Alan! That was beyond helpful! I had looked all over the place and thought they were out of print. Again, thanks a lot! Jennybobenny 23:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Jennybobenny


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We received a nice message from a couple who are just starting out investigating ghosts & hauntings in the Georgian Bay area of the province. They are seeking reports of paranormal activity in and around Midland, Penetanguishene and the Western Islands of Georgian Bay.
We could offer them little help in this regard. Unfortunately, and despite being online since 1997 other than a Discovery Harbour write-up, we have received only two other reports from private property owners and neither gave us permission to publish their stories online. So that is three total in almost a 12 years!
This area has got to be the most under reported on our website, and I put that down to poorer internet accessibility in the past. At least that is my guess. Historically the region should lend itself well to ghost stories, in theory we should actually have far more from there than say Peterborough to the east, but we do not.
If you have any stories to share please contact us. We are particularly looking for public locations that would not mind having people visit, and potentially looking into reports of ghosts & hauntings.
Thank you in advance!
Hope everyone is enjoying a nice if rainy weekend here in T.O.
We operate a resort on the former site of one of Ontario's largest sawmills. There are many stories of paranormal activities here.
Two years ago we were visited by Patrick Cross, who conducted a ghost audit and found quite a few anomalies. We have had several subsequent visits from paranormal enthusiasts who also found similar phenomena.
Ghost hunters who want to visit or rent a cabin and check out the area are welcome to give us a call. Our village is popular in many of the Ontario ghost town sites.
Rolfe -> Thank you for stopping by! I'll pass your info on to the group :)
Hi: I heard from 2 sources about the old YMCA on Hugel Avenue near King St. in Midland, Ontario, Southern Georgian Bay region, is haunted. The building has just been sold and I'm not sure who the new owner is…it is a vacant building at the moment. One story I heard was that there was a shipwreck on Georgian Bay and the victims of drowning were brought into the basement of the YMCA, temporarily. It's definitely worth checking out, but other than what I have told you, I have no further information. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much Pat! I will forward this on to the investigators :)
I have heard, seen, and felt things at the Recreation Center here in Midland. I am told the rec center was built on top an Indian burial ground and that many buried there were children who died from a disease epidemic. It is a very uneasy place to be especially alone at night. Many of the staff there have stories of things they have heard, felt, or seen. I have always wanted to participate in a "dead time" in the building to see what sort of activity I can find however I have not been able to find anyone willing to participate with and help me.
It is really worth checking out. I have seen lights flicker off and on, felt things touch me, felt someone watching me all on a regular basis and I only worked there 3 months.
If you are willing to check it out and would not mind a tag along PLEASE let me know and I would be more than thrilled to join you :)
Hi I to have a little paranormal group in Midland. I would love to hear from anyone who has any information to anything paranormal in Midland. I would also love to hear from the two person's who are looking also. Maybe we can meet up and join each other on our quest to investigate and document paranormal happening's in and around Midland
Ontario. Thank you very much for your time.
Carla -> Thanks for stopping by, and best wishes for your group!
I live on Ottawa St. in midland I have seen a cat out of the corner of my eye and yet there is no cat.
we hear footsteps leave my side of the bed and go to my son's room then back to my room again all the while no one is up there we are in the living room under neath these rooms
I can not find history for this street let let alone this property My daughter feels a little boy is in and around the home and that an evil man awaits the boy off the property
any help would be appriciated
HT -> Thank you for your comment. You might want to start at the local historical society, and the town library. Let them know you are researching the neighbourhood, and specifically the street you live on. I would also maybe mention that you are doing some research to some of the older people living on the street or people who have lived there a long time. You don't need to mention its a possible ghost thing unless you are comfortable doing so, and you never know what nugget of information that you might find out. Please do keep in touch and best wishes for your research. :)
so i have lived in the old ymca because my family used to own papa joes and i can confirm it is haunted someone really need to to a thorough investigation on this building also i currently work in discovery harbour so i am around alot of things
Hi there. We live in Victoria Harbour. Our house is haunted. I am a ghost magnet. My husband and I were at the YMCA on King st in Midland and had a ghost sighting.
I have been wanting to start a ghost group in our area in order to have people come out and share their stories, know that they are not crazy and have on going support. There is SO much in this area. I have had many encounters over my life with ghosts, unexplained scents of perfume, cigar and pipe tobacco and the smell of roses where there has been NO reason to cause this.
St. Marie among the Hurons is haunted and I was not able to find where Creepy Canada visited yet. My husband and I heard muffled voices which sounded like hundreds of people gathering there and it was as we were walking by at 3AM. When I shared my story, others discribed the same experience.
The tourist attraction was closed. It is a fort.
If anyone wants to contact me please do so I would love to hear from you. Thank you for this forum.
Hello Kathy,
Thanks for stopping by, and sharing this info. I would love to hear more about your haunted house if you'd like to share. I too experienced the smell of "roses" or rose perfume when I lived in a "haunted house" when there was no explanation for the smell.
I think it would be great to have a group in your area, please do let us know if you start one up.
I'm from midland ontario and seen a ghost or something about a week ago. Ok here it goes I was walking home late one night and hear something so I looked around and notice something I looked at it I thought it was a person but it wasn't. It had pure white eyes and a mans figure. It was just looking at me and walking away from me. After I a couple of seconds I ran as fast as I could to get home.
Brock -> Thank you for your recent blog comment. We appreciate it. Can you be more specific as to where in Midland you had this experience, and the time of day/evening? Also, what sound did you hear, how far away were you approx. from the possible apparition, and when did you first notice it? I know these are a lot of questions, but the answers would be a good help in our research.
It happen on Irwin street at midnight.It sounds like someone has step on a stick I was about 10 feet away and I first notice it about a 10 seconds after it made the noise
Thank you!
your welcome
Our microwave has been going off only at night it sounds like someone or something is touching the buttons. When I would go downstairs into the kitchen it would stop, as soon as I would turn around it would start repeatedly. Our dog would get up from his naps and stare up into the corner off the ceiling but never really thought to much about it until. One night my husband couldnt sleep walked downstairs into the kitchen for a drink and when he was coming back upstairs he stood there noticing a black object on the staircase he blinked and the object turned and he noticed some eyes and vanished. We live on Russell street in Midland if anyone knows what might of been on this land before please let me know.
Chantelle -> Thank you for sharing this with us. We appreciate it :)
We live in Victoria Harbour. We know that our house is haunted and actually enjoy the little things that happen here and there.
We have a kettle that a plastic flip up 'flips up' when the water has finished boiling.
It can be hours later after the water finished boiling and we hear the sound of the plastic 'flip up' making its noise as though the kettle had just finished boiling the water.
The microwave makes a noise that is the same sound as something that contracts when the temperature changes in it.
We may not have even used it 'that day' and it is not plugged in unless used. My husband and I just looked at one another as we sitting at the table.There is so much to discover in the Georgian Bay area.
Kathy -> Thank you for sharing these experiences with us :)
hi there i have been on here inquiring if the following area that we will be vacationing at come oct 22-24 had any near by hauntings I noticed VIctoria harbour had been mentioned a few times and thats where we will be staying aswell the exact address is actually Robins Point Road…has any one had any sightings or experience in or around this specific area? if anyone could get back to me that would be great thank you michelle and keep up al the good investigating and good work from a paranormal fan…
Michelle -> Thanks for your kind words. We do not have anything for that particular road, but the whole area is rich in history, and ghostly experiences.
I don't know if you know where Waverly is but it's near elmville about 30 minutes or so away from Midland. My boyfriend lived in the white apartment building that right now I hear is vacant and is being sold. Anyways, he was at his buddy's in that same building and apparently they heard a man commited suicide in that building in his buddy's apartment. One day he was sitting in the living room and there was a hallway leading to the bathroom which was around the corner and he seen a man that looked like his skin was blue-ish and his hair was wet and he was poking his head around the corner staring at him he says he was also kind of near the ceiling (about a foot above the ground). He also claims that in his apartment in that building him and his girlfriend at the time seen an orb floating around and it really freaked him out. You guys should definately look up that place and its history. It's practically right in front of the old graveyard. It's the only white building right at the corner by the traffic lights you cant miss it.
Thank you for sharing Selena :) If anyone decides to check this one out please make sure you contact the owners first and get permission to be on-site.
Hi I was Just talking to a friend about some personal experiences I have been Having and she mentioned that she used to live in a townhouse complex nicknamed smurf village because all houses are blue, it is located on king street here in Midland right next door to a rather large grave yard. and that she and many of her neighbors had some strange experiences when she was living there like footstep on the stairs behind her, dark shadows and the feeling of being watched. She also thinks she saw an old man in her home one day. I have actually heard a lot of stories about that place mostly just hear say.
I'm Only 14 But…. Theres This Really Creepy House On The Highway In Midland On The Way To Walmart, I Don't Know The Adress But It's Easy To See, It's Abandoned, And All Boarded Up, Because A Girl Named Caitlin Cousinea Was Tortured And Murderd There By Two Men. Very Creepy, :)
Thanks for sharing Lexi. This was a very horrific crime and I am surprised there is anything left of the house as it was reportedly burned to the ground as part of a cover-up to conceal her murder. May she rest in peace.
Here is an article from The Toronto Star on the crime:
My daughters just moved in last week into the upstairs of a house on William St in Midland. During this first week there, they already want to move out. They've heard noises and when looking, have found their beds moved in their rooms, someone playing in the baby's room,(while she was sleeping), doors have slammed shut and just last night, they heard a creek in the kitchen, both went to check and the cupboard door was opened.
They are freaking out and have had friends there when they hear something, so it's not just their imaginations. Do you know of anyone who can go take a look and let them know what is going on???
Nikki -> I recommend your daughter contact PSICAN directly and fill out the reporting form located here:
The information will then be passed along to the closest available volunteer researcher for follow-up.
I must advise though that PSICAN groups are not made up of psychics and look for natural causations.
I have several spiritual experiences and have recently been told by a psychic teacher (who also has a psychic daughter) that I have telekinetic abilities and it turns out my children also possess psychic powers. If you are interested in my stories, please email me. I'd be happy to tell you about my first dream that came true, what is that called again??? Premanision?
Hi Amanda, thank you for your comment. We are always interested in hearing people's personal encounters. If you would like you can write to us at email@example.com Thanks so much!
I have read some of the stories on here and one of them caught my eye. The smurf village that is located beside the graveyard. I live BEHIND that graveyard in my grandparents home (they have lived there since mid 70s) when I was growing up I was always scared to go downstairs, I would turn every light on in the house when there alone. It always feels like someone is watching you in that house.
One night I went downstairs to watch tv. the living room downstairs has sliding doors that leads to the deck of the house which is a couple inches away from the graveyard fence. As I turned the corner I saw a man dressed in some type of uniform, It looked navy in color to me with some buttons on his shirt he was also wearing a hat. I stared for about 2 seconds and ran up the stairs terrified. I told my grandmother and she had told me that when my uncle was a young boy and had his friend over they went downstairs and the boy screamed and ran upstairs and told my grandma a man in uniform was watching them.
Also a neighbor that i grew up with had a swing set in her back yard (facing the graveyard) and she said she saw a young girl sitting on her swing set, her mother saw the same thing as well.
Wehn in that graveyard you feel very uneasy, the graves are VERY old some from the mid 1800s. there is a baby buried about a foot away from the fence that borders our property and the graveyard.
It seems that maybe the two sightings could have something to do with our properties bordering that specific graveyard.
Thank you for sharing Ashley :)
My grandparents live in Waverly.My grandpa has lived in the house ever since he was little, my grate grandpa passed away in the house and i have had creepy things happen to me. one night when i was visiting my grandparents, we were in the living room and i went to get a drink so i went to the pantry and i could hear something over top of me like someone walking upstairs but i just thought it was the house since its about 100 years old. on my way through the kitchen my grandmas purse that was on the counter started to move. one other time i was upstairs playing cod black ops( me and my brother took turns staying there for a week or so when my grandpa got sick so that's why there was 360 and a t.v up there) and i said f*** once i said it the closet door opened.
well we live in port mcnicoll on talbot street and here is are story i lived in apt 1 underneath apt 2 my friends that recently moved in to apt to was sittin down stairs with me and my husband watchin movies when we herd banging on the floor and and we herd loud laughtin and it sounded like lil children were runnin back and forth to every inch of the apt. then 2 months later my friends moved upstairs into that apt.when you walk in the door their microwave stand is right there and they had a glass cup sitting on top of it and my one friend started to walk down the hall she was half way down the hall when the glass flew at her and smashed but my other friend was in the livingroom and all she herd was a smashed got up and ran to see what the noise was. Another time in the same apt was my other friend that lives with them was in bed well the other two were with my husband gone for a walk well i was laying in my bed when i herd her on the floor walking all fine then like 5 mins after i herd her come running down the stairs well their dog was goin nuts up stairs and the lights kept turnning on and off on her.another time involves me i moved from apt 1 to apt 3 witch is right across the hall from my friends place.I would bath my son and i would hang his facecloth on the towel holder and i would turn my back for like not even 3 mins and turn back it would be across my bathroom. The other time was i just finished hanging up my christmas decorations well i have these angel ortaments and i had it hung on my cilling well all of a sudden it looked like it was ripped of and was chucked at my front window at the same time i was walking passed the kitchen and the lid to my garbage bin started swinging open and shut.Th other time i was across the hall at my friends house typeing this to you and all of a sudden i felt something gabbing into my back and it hurt so i asked my friends to look at my back to see if i had something on it and they asked ware i got the scratch from and i didnt believe them so they took a picture of my back with my cell phone but the thing is there was noone behind me
my suggestion would have to be Queen Street in Midland by Elizabeth Street, apparently there was an old doctor named Dr.Tanner who was pretty popular in Midland way back, people say there was a morgue in the basement of the old Tanner building on the corner, and after Tanners passing many people have seen weird things, i would really like to know because i lived across the street (edited to remove exact address) which apparently use to be an old funeral home, creepy
There is a house owned by some long time friends of mine on Broad St in Penetanguishene that is quite haunted. I have personally seen a full bodied apparition there in the kitchen and did so with other witnesses present. It is a private home so I would have to ask permission of the home owners before giving the exact location. To this day there is almost nightly activity in the home mostly in the kitchen. Cupboards open and slam shut at night, pots and pans rattle, glasses clink and footsteps can be easily heard. The front screen door also opens fully and slams shut by itself even on perfectly still evenings. The owners and guests feel very uneasy in the finished basement which they don't use at all now. They suspect the home is haunted by the former owner who died suddenly before he was able to finish the renovation of the kitchen.
Lafontaine is said to have a house that is so haunted that a number of people moved out within a few months of moving in. It sat empty for a while for sale too as no one wanted to buy or rent it so the story goes.
I went for a drive a few years ago with a friend who was born and raised in the area but who hadn't been there for a long time and we tried to find it. We came across a house that she was sure was it and there was a very creepy looking heavy metal couple sitting on the porch and the house was clearly occupied. For some reason they just seemed like the type who would like a place like that. I'm not sure if they still live there but I have heard about that house from a number of independent sources around the Tiny, Penetang and Midland areas. Its on Lafontaine Rd around Cedar Point Rd. North side, brown/reddish brick 1 story house, was sort of rundown last I saw it. That's all I can remember about the description and exact location.
Also, the Beck House on Fox St in Penetang is said to be extremely haunted. I was told that people have moved out of the apartments there due to the activity and ghostly figures and strange lights can be regularly seen in the windows of any vacant apartments. One story I heard first hand was that a female friend moved out because she kept getting touched during the night and her daughter would not sleep in her room alone.
I'll share one more….Captain Roberts Table restaurant in Discovery Harbour is very haunted. I was at a wedding reception there about 5 years ago and went down to the basement to use the washroom. There was no one else down there and I was using the urinal and I heard someone else clearly enter the washroom and walk up behind me. I began to speak and turn around and there was no one there. I finished quickly and ran upstairs fast. When I told my hosts what had happened they laughed at me and told me the place was haunted. One of their relatives worked there who was at the wedding and she told me that she witnessed on several occasions glasses and cutlery moving on their own, she and other staff heard footsteps in the loft area almost nightly and she refused to work in the building alone and finally quit. A very eerie place for sure.
Thanks so much for sharing these with us, and yes for privacy sake we ask that no shares exact addresses of private homes. Will have to visit Captain Roberts sometime soon :)
The Queen St. house that I lived in as a child was very active. Every night at 11:00 we would here foot steps coming up the stairs and the dog would growel, then become winey and I would know that the dark figure would be standing at my doorway any moment. I remember hearing the dishes move at night and the swivel rocking chair squeek. A hand has touched me more than once too…Nightmares all the time, I tell you. That house had a fire once because I saw that there were charred beames at the very back of the house. In the time my parents lived at this place they had 2 fires and after selling the next owners had a fire. Is that house wanting to burn or what? There are many events that happened in that creepy place. What a childhood!!!!
everyone knows the story about Tom coffin being murdered right? if not you can look it up. it happened in penatang about 14 years ago. anyways I am now dating his son and I feel as if Tom is trying to speak to me to tell his son something. I need help to understand if this is really happening, I need to help my boyfriend connect with him.
Thank you for commenting. I'm not a psychic, so beyond advising you to maybe trying asking out loud for a sign as to what the message might be or guidance, and then paying attention to your own intuition I cannot really help. If you think psychical help may be needed by best suggestion is to contact the Spiritualist Church of Canada for any members near to you. The Spiritualist Church of Canada here is their web page http://www.spiritualistchurchofcanada.com/ is a collective of psychics and sensitives that is organized and see their "gifts" as "gifts"… and as such, they do not ever charge to help people. They will charge for readings and seminars, but not to assist someone in need. They would be in a better position to advise from a psychic perspective.
I had a nightmare which i was in along with my sister and mother. We were part of paranormal team and I believe most of the team had gone crazy. At one point in the nightmare someone was boiling catso the could remove the fur to prepare it for dinner and apparently no one had a problem with that except me and my sister who finnaly came around to believe that I was telling the truth about the cat.The team in my dream was there to apparently help cast out an evil ghost in the house. I remember myself being part of the ritual using holy water and throwing some up in a cubbard where i believed the ghost was at.Then somewhere along the nightmare I go into another room to pour myself a drink of kool aide from a pitcher and all of a sudden a baby in a nighchair was there reaching for me behind my back a; dead baby. What can this mean? I was wondering if anyone has heard of any cases like this happening. I have very lucid dreams and have been known to actually have dreams of things to come in the future.
Hello, and thank you for writing and sharing your dream. This sounds very much like a nightmare. Dreams and dream interpretation are not our area of expertise, so you may want to Google search for a dream interpretation site that might be able to help you figure your dream out. Good luck!
I know of a house that is haunted in midland forsure.It was an old buddys house from highschool.I still remember the first time i slept over.It wasnt till the next morning i was i felt creepy.it was when he asked me how my sleep was.i had said fine other then some weird noise in the room.He replied my house is haunted. It was the door underneath the stairs that was making the noise he said right at the end of the bed.thats when i told him iam never sleeping in that room again.But that didnt matter because i soon found out it was the whole house.examples. In the basement the stereo would turn ln at like 2 3 am while you were in dead sleep or while partying use turn its self down.but the one that got.me the most was onenight. After he had a party me and a few friends at the time where still up in the upstairs livingroom when i loud banging happened. I went to see were it came from.when we hurd it again.but this time rigt infront of me.it was coming from his little sisters bedroom. She nor his parents where home.i thought one of the other guys sleeping there were just playing around so i opened the door.the smell that came from her room it was awful. But to my surprise there was noone in there when i turned on the lights just a cold chill.when i shut the door it pounded even louder. I ran to the livingroom with the other friends.and just brushed it off till i hurd nosie in the kitchen and saw some of there cupboards opening. And closing.still one of the weridest things ive seen.that and a crazy flash of super bright light in my grandmas place after my grandfather's death.i would love to give to the address in midland but i am not really friends with my old highschool buddy his parents still live there.just thought i would share the story. :)
Thank you for sharing your experiences. And yes, thank you for not posting exact addresses here. We try to respect the privacy of current owners.
Hey there.
I've got quite a bunch of tales. I've lived here pretty well my whole life outside of 4 years in Kingston for college.
Let's start at the earliest. When I was still a toddler, my family lived at (edited for privacy of owners) in Penetang. My dad continuously heard me talking to a "Mary". He thought it was an imaginary friend of mine until I began telling stories of his youth that even my grandparents had no idea occurred. It turned out "Mary" used to be an older woman who babysat my father. She would make sure my younger siblings were tucked in at night.
Also in the basement of the house there was a small room that was originally used as wood storage. My siblings and I were terrified of going in there due to the "Growling Man". My dad said that when he would walk in with him we'd move around and be all jumpy as if someone was striking at us.
Nothing too notable occured until my sister and I moved to (edited for privacy of owners). The downstairs neighbour told us that a little girl was haunting the house and showed us really phony pics. We dismissed it, but little things started happening. It started with a small creak in the hall, soft knocks and bumps that you'd expect from an older building. Then it started to be more patterned. Instead of a small creak, it was continueous as if someone was hopping on that section to make it creak. Full footsteps in my bedroom, small touches. Very creepy, and hard to ignore. My nephew was a newborn and his small mobile would turn itself on the moment he would cry. Giggles were heard a few times. I had a friend who slept on my couch for a month…he claimed to hear someone walking behind the couch, whispers and giggles, and feeling poked.
In this time I also liked to drive around the area in my spare time. One night two friends of mine were on a drive with me and just outside of Wyevale something jumped into the bed of my truck. I have two lights for the rear of the truck to see into the bed but they would not turn on. We could see the shape of a large man with bright red eyes, he kept leaning towards the back window of the truck. My one friend was in the back seat and he said it felt like the man in the back wanted to grab him. I kept driving the truck forward, afraid to stop. Before we hit the next town, the man jumped out of the back of the truck and was gone. I've tried a few times to see if the man will hop in again. So far, nothing.
I've also encountered soldiers on an old backroad while driving with my friend in the fog. It's happened twice on the same road in the fog. Other times when they aren't seen, people i'm with feel ill or like someone is looking at us.
I moved to my parents after my dad passed and we would hear his computer load up and typing on the keyboard without anyone being there. My brother would catch glimpses of him. I could hear him cough and laugh at times.
The last apartment i lived in before this one was (edited for privacy of owners) Our apartment definitely had something in it. Our first night I was laying in bed and could've sworn someone ran into the room and right at me. But nothing was there when i sat up. From our bedroom we could hear dishes being moved, furniture creaking, footsteps and our dog would growl and bark at something in the hall. We would hear people walking as upstairs but there is no upstairs just the roof. My girlfriend was sitting the one night while i was at work. She looked over at our movie shelf just in time to see a movie come flying out and hit her in the face, leaving a scratch. Our dog would also bark at the kitchen and you'd hear something moving in there. Lights turned on by themselves, doors open and close. We left the one day but I came back to every light in the house on, our gas fire place on full blast, all the doors and cupboards opened. Things would move around, food would go missing only to reappear weeks later. My girlfriend cleaned out the whole freezer once looking for something she had bought. Two weeks later i go to put something in there and what she was looking for was sitting right at the front of the freezer. After we moved out, I went back to clean and I could hear someone walking around while I was cleaning the bathroom.
Thanks for sharing but please do not share exact addresses of private residences or businesses. Cheers!
I live on Frederick St. in Midland which opens into the parking lot of the Rec Centre, which is also home to the Huron Indian Village and Museum. I have had several experiences in my house alone, and in the park, along the road, at the spot they dedicated to the bones they dug up during construction of the Rec Centre. There are several graveyards that are great for EVP's such as the one in Penetang that Mr. Beck is buried in. I am a single investigator and have several places ranging from Midland, down Fuller Avenue to Penetang. Anyone can contact me and I can take them on a tour.
What an interesting site! I owned a house on Wolfe Street in Penetanguishene. It was built by a Captain who operated a tow boat service. The brick house was built with ballasts brought over in larger ships from England. He had a family of nine boys. Every night just after 7 pm I could hear the kids being shuffled off to bed. When I had visitors, they would ask what the noise was, and I would say mom's just putting the boys to bed. All of the spirits in the house are friendly.
However, in the carriage house, a man committed suicide and it is definitely haunted. Items would be moved or disappear all together and once a rope appeared through the rafters down the stairwell where he took his life… I didn't put the rope there!
I have since sold the house.
I have an antique store in the area, and it is naturally full of spirits. Most are friendly, but every once in awhile I get an angry one. I was moving a bunch of boxes on a dolly and the boxes just fell over, almost like they jumped off! I often smell fresh flowers and roses… I think the spirits are happy someone appreciates their belongings.
I just found this site and I think it's awesome to have so many stories that are so close to home. This story that I'm about to tell you happened to me and a group of friends about 4 years ago. Now, I am a complete freak when it comes to spirits and ghosts. They completely freak me out to the point that I'm 22 years old and am still scared of the dark and will never sleep with my back to an open space, it has to be facing the wall lol.
Anyway, so a group of us were hanging out at my parents house when I was still living at home and we got talking about hauntings and ghosts. One of my friends brought up the story about the old Veternary Building on the corner of King and Galloway, and was saying that a newly married couple lived there back in the day before it was a Vet hospital. The story is that the night of their wedding they came home and the husband murdered his wife. So just for kicks, we dicided to take a walk over and check it out. My parents live beside St. T's highschool, so we were very close to the place anyways. It was probably after 9:00, it was dark out anyways, and one of my guy friends had a camera and decided to take some pictures. This was before the place had the upper floor renovated so it looked extra creepy and like I said it was dark, and you know how I feel about the dark -_-. So he's taking pictures of the windows upstairs, the builing itself, and pictures of all of us standing infront of it.
We ended up leaving, we hadn't seen a thing and thought the whole stroy was a bunch of bull. We get back to my place and we were looking over the pictures. All the pictures were normal, except for one. And in that picture, you wouldn't believe what we saw. He had taken a picture of my girlfriend and her boyfriend, but you could see the upstairs window at the back of the building in the photo. And in that window stood a woman, you could see her perfectly. You could see a tight bun on the very top of her head (it may have been an old hat too, but looked more like her hair was pulled into a tight bun), you could see the outline of her head, neck and upper body, and she was standing there in a wedding dress (or some kind of dress anyway), holding her hands out like she was holding something infront of her stomache (a boquet maybe). Like I said, when we were actually at the place we didn't see a damn thing, but this is no lie, there was a woman in that picture. She looked like a white foggy figure, you couldn't make out her facial features or anything like that but it was definately a woman standing there in a big poofy dress. We were all freaked out, we even showed my Mom the picture, and she doesn't believe in anything related to ghosts and spirits and she saw the woman perfectly. Till this day when we talk about it she says "what I remember the most was Pat's face (my buddy that took the photo) he looked exactly like he'd seen a ghost".
Hello I live on Queen Street in Midland I have lived in this old house for over 5 years now. This house has been identified as historic its over 105 years old. It is now into 3 apartments. When I moved downstairs with my family we started noticing little things, first just a weird feeling, then somewhat progressed. The first thing that happened was a dark figure that would always come around at night and give you a very scary feeling almost as though it was crawling under your skin. So I decided that the best thing would be to pray about it and hope it went away after a short period of time it stopped. My dog would also notice this. But after this dark thing went away then a small child started to come around, I would say it was a little boy around 4-7. He would mock my children and what they would say, to get my attention I'm assuming. Ive seen him out of the corner of my eye a few times. And when my daughter was about a year or so old it was as if she was playing with the little boy she would reply to him. Then he just left I haven't seen him or felt him in a long time. I have also had experiences when I lived with my parents on Brock Street in Penetang. We had dark figures move around, TV's go on and off, radios come on that were un plugged! We had doors slam shut and I mean ones that were hard to close! I would just like to mention to anyone that might be afraid of anything in their home…do not be afraid that will give it more power over you, just simply pray about it and God will keep you safe!! That's some of my stories hope you enjoy!
I live out on Vindin street, and for all us locals we know how bad Midland swamp is… quit horrifying
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. :)
The house my boyfriend was living in for nearly 20 years is definitely active. It's on Curry Road in Penetanguishene. Big old farm house. The original owner died of a heart attack in the chicken coupe, and then the Elizabeth Whalen murder happened directly in front of the house… So it's easy to figure out why it has activity. His oldest son claims to have seen the figure of a man out in the field where the coupe used to be, as well as that of a young woman coming out of the front upstairs bedroom in the middle of the night. We did a bunch of renovations on the house earlier this year and a couple weird things happened. My guy was laying flooring and a set of chimes started dinging on their own, 2 or 3 times. A saw fell with a loud crash in the living room when we were upstairs. When he was ripping the old floor up he noticed that the original owner had used newspapers as either insulation or underlay (from about 1953), so we attributed the activity to the disturbance of these. I have heard that touching anything that a spirit might be attached to can cause such a stir up. Also, while renovating I was taking photos of the progress and I was floored by how many of them had orbs. In one that I took of the living room, I'd bet there are at least 60… Which is funny, because a friend of ours with a strong 6th sense told me that she had an uneasy feeling about the basement door… Which is in the living room. I also have photos of the basement, as well full of orbs. And the last thing about this house to report on is that I was there alone one night, cleaning out the basement, and heard very distinctive footsteps coming from the second floor. My heart jumped into my throat and it didn't take me long to get the hell out of there! Beautiful old house, but very uneasy… Especially since it's in the country. It gets pretty black out there at night.
I grew up in Midland in the Hugel Ave and Lindsay St area. MY grandfather built the house that we lived in and all the members of our family swear that the house has spirits. We never saw anything but there is one bedroom at the back of the house that was always icy cold. There is a storage room at the end of the hallway upstairs and you always had the feeling that someone was watching you. I can remember my mom, my sister and I looking for a handbag in the cupboard in her room over and over again. Then after she did not need the bag anymore, there it was right there in the cupboard. All our friends growing up would say they always felt a little uneasy. Also in response to Brock Therrien's post. My sister and I both had the same type of experience in our neighborhood when we were young. I was on Lindsay St. and my sister was on Hugel Ave. It was the same night but at different times. I don't recall hearing anything but something made me turn around. I saw something and to this day I could not say what it was but it was not on the ground and it was opaque and almost glowing. I ran all the way home and when I got in the door I looked out the window and I assume I had the look of fear on my face. My sister said "Did you see it too?" We described the same thing to each other but at two different places in the same area and at differnet times.
I would like to know what the purpose is of your investigating team as you are asking for public places and not private residences. Is this just for personal use and amusement? which by all means I understand but I am looking for a team to handle more personal claims.
I live here in Midland, and know of plenty places that seem to be haunted in this area and that of our neighbouring town Penetang that I would love to share, but am on the hunt right now for this. Thank you for your time
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for your question. We are not ghost hunters, but researchers who document reports of the paranormal around the province. Our main website is located here: http://www.ontarioghosts.org With that said we are interested in private residence reports, however for the sake of safety and privacy of property owners exact addresses should not be shared publicly on this blog. You can contact us privately through our website or by email firstname.lastname@example.com Hope this helps answer your question. Sue
To be honest with you this is one off most peaceful places I have ever lived. If there is any hunting around here it would be very unusual. If your looking for a place off uneasy ghosts, check out Cambridge, Ontario. Galt area. Lived there 12 years and to tell you in my experience Cambridge will suck the living soul out off you.
Don't forget about the "Murday" boxes buried all around the Penetanguishene and Midland area that are believed to be haunted.
Ghosts are real, the memories of people are the ghosts, for it's the memories that haunt us.
Two hundred years ago, hundreds of soldiers died defending this great town.
Look around you, everywhere you look businesses and jobs closing, people fleeing the town, trying to escape the this town's curse.
The Beck house, haunted by the wealthy family, and caretakers of this town.
The Museum, filled with the undying memories of this town's defenders.
The thousands of restless spirits who wander in this town.
Up at the point lies the Super Jail, Institution and Asylum, all riddled with death and disease.
The four cemeteries that occupy this town are growing everyday.
The one church standing atop this town has grown cold and empty, there is no God, not here.
Every winter you hear of another foolish person who drowned in the lake, that lake has claimed countless lives.
This town serves as a final resting place, this is where people come to die, you will never leave this town,
when death comes for you, your spirit will wander in this town forever, this is your home, you belong here, with us.
I have a cousin who used to live in Midland as child. I won't say the address but it was on Third street a few doors down from a church. The house was very large and it was supposedly used as a hospital at one point in the towns history. My cousin saw an apparition of someone hanging themselves in the front entrance. There was also an incident where my uncle had a glass of water explode in his hand. My cousin would tell me about a crucifix that he had found in the house and it would move by itself.
I remember visiting my cousin on a few occasions through the years. I always felt like someone was watching me. I never had any visual experiences…just sensations. I felt most uneasy in the basement and the attic. The sensations made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Anyway. This was about 30 years ago.
I never looked into the history of the house so I can't confirm the hospital aspect. Maybe someone has had the same experience as I did in that area of town.
I work in what used to be the old hospital, primarily working nights and have had many experiences that I couldn't explain.
One night when my partner went for break, I was working away and out of no where I heard some one say "hello" (VERY clearly, it sounded like a younger women's voice), I looked around and heard "hello" again. I thought one of the people from the other building had come over but no one was there.
I checked every single room to make sure none of the residents were awake (even though I know all of their voices and this voice did not belong to any of them) or I thought maybe some one left their TV on. Nothing. By the time my partner came back I was in sheer panic searching every room.
Another night I went for my break,sitting outside I just happened to look up at the big window to the TV room. I saw some one walk over to the couch and sit down. Not really paying attention to what the person looked like, I figured my partner went to watch TV. Returning from break, my partner was sitting at the nurses station (which startled me). I said "oh I thought you went to watch TV", she looked at me like I had two heads. When I told her that I had seen some one sit down in the TV room, she informed me that she had been at the nurses station the whole time and that no one had gone past her (that's the only way any one would be able to get to that TV room). I thought she was joking, I went to investigate thinking maybe she had not noticed some one walk by her, but no one was there..
I've had other people tell me that they had the same experience.
I also worked nights at a nursing home in Penetanguishene. One night I was walking down the hallway to go to my unit. I was looking at my phone, but I could still sort of see down the hallway and I saw what looked to be an old woman, with long white hair in a nightgown coming out of the stairwell. I looked up and no one was there. It scared me so bad that I ended up running to my unit.
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us :)
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London (AFP) Oct 18, 2009
Representatives of the world's biggest carbon polluters began two days of informal talks in London on Sunday to map out common ground 50 days before a key UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
The 17 powers that make up the so-called Major Economies Forum (MEF), along with developing nations and UN representatives, will try to iron out some of their differences before the crunch summit in December.
"We represent about 90 percent of global emissions, so if we can get a way forward and narrow some of the differences between the... countries that represent the lion's share of the problem, then it might make those UN talks easier," British Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told the BBC.
He said the Copenhagen talks, when nations will try to agree a new global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012, were unlikely to succeed if left to the summit itself.
"The truth is that if this is left to the negotiators in the formal negotiations, I think we'll fail," he said.
The MEF was launched by US President Barack Obama earlier this year on the back of an initiative by his predecessor, George W. Bush, to speed up the search for common ground among the most polluting world economies.
It then intends to hand this consensus for approval by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the sprawling 192-nation global arena.
The London talks will focus on emissions cuts, the protection of forests and climate finance -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said 100 billion dollars a year is needed to help developing countries tackle climate change.
Brown will address the MEF meeting on Monday and warn of the consequences of failing to reach a deal in December, but Miliband highlighted recent shifts in policy by India and China among other countries.
India said last month it was ready to set itself non-binding targets for cutting carbon emissions, while China said it would curb the growth of its emissions by a "notable margin" by 2020, although it did not specify further.
The US special envoy for climate change, Todd Stern, told British television on Saturday that developing economies must boost their efforts, warning it was "certainly possible" that no deal would be agreed in Copenhagen.
"What we need to have happen is for China and India and Brazil and South Africa and others to be willing to take what they're doing, boost it up some, and then be willing to put it into an international agreement," he said.
But climate campaigners Friends of the Earth said it was up to the rich countries in the MEF to "face up to their legal and moral responsibility by agreeing to cut their emissions first and fastest".
Miliband said: "I hope everyone is feeling the pressure at the moment because we've all got to respond to make the deal happen."
The MEF comprises Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Britain, and United States.
Meanwhile, climate activists gathered for a second day at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, which they want to shut down in protest against the huge levels of carbon emissions it produces.
At least 52 people have been arrested during the action at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station near Nottingham, central England, which is owned by German energy giant E.ON.
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A four-time Emmy-winner for best TV drama, Mad Men returned last night for the first half of its seventh and final season. And based on the online reviews, the sixties-era period piece did not disappoint.
The Telegraph gave the Mad Men season-opener four out of five stars, citing the growth of Jon Hamm's layered portrayal of conflicted ad man Don Draper. Don was once a womanizer, but now seems practically inert, inexplicably passing up the opportunity to bed an attractive widow (played by Canadian actress Neve Campbell) he meets on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. (In an interview with Yahoo! TV, Campbell talked about waivers, spoilers and the "Super Secrecy Speech" she got on her first day on set.)
Telegraph reviewer Jonathan Bernstein rightly points out the time frame of the new season – 1969 – is in line with most of the show's principal characters fading to various empty existences. "It's the last year of the sixties and these people seem to decaying in front of our eyes."
The Hollywood Reporter relished the fact that the premiere didn't so much wrap up existing plotlinesas start fresh ones – like Don's possible new relationship with a widow and the challenging dynamic between ad agency up-and-comer Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) and her new boss at Sterling, Draper and Partners.
In Variety, TV editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton's review of the launch was thoughtful and positive, pointing out that Don is as uncomfortable dropped into the sunny climes of California as his former partner Roger (John Slattery) is at home when dropped into a seedy orgy involving hippies and flower children.
Hey, a good ad man always knows how to adapt to a situation.
The AV Club's review was glowing, with Todd VanDerWerff and Sonia Saraiya noting that the new season begins with Don "stripped of everything. His wife lives a continent away, his job doesn't want him anymore and he's sitting alone in a freezing apartment with a door that won't close."
The show earned an "A" from Newsday, with reviewer Verne Gay heaping praise on show creator Matthew Weiner's inexorable depiction of time in the series. "The passing of time…the inability to control time…and especially the remorselessness of time. Even Don – who knows this best of all – can't avoid its ravages for much longer," writes Gay.
The San Francisco Herald, meanwhile, attempted to put the Mad Men season-opener in historical perspective, with reviewer David Wiegand suggesting that the show's "operative conceit" was to explain the mythology behind the American dream.
"The postwar years found the country collectively strutting its stuff, and no one strutted more than Madison Avenue," he writes.
The website Flavorwire opined that Mad Men came back strongly, stating that the first new episode was "Don's journey. Don is travelling, Don is escaping something and trying to find something else to believe in and coming to grips with where he is in life."
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