Kinsmen Park is included on long list of haunted locations in Prince Albert. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Jaryn Vecchio

Haunted Locations

Highlighting P.A.’s most haunted locations ahead of Halloween

Oct 18, 2021 | 12:12 PM

Every city has its alleged haunted locations and Prince Albert is no different.

Halloween is just around the corner marking the perfect time to dive into the paranormal history across the community.

Fred Payton, president of the P.A. Historical Society, claims one of the more haunted spots isn’t a building but rather Kinsmen Park as it was near an old provincial jail which carried out 13 executions.

Individuals have supposedly walked the park late at night and recorded audio to see if they could catch anything unusual.

“You’d expect, when they went home and listened to the sounds, you’d get traffic noises and maybe some birds or people talking, but they get all kinds of moaning and groaning and weird sounds,” Payton said.

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Many dogs who’ve been taken for walks reportedly refuse to go to the northeas part of the park, a location some believe is the final resting spot for a couple of the executed.

There are currently no documents that support this claim.

Another haunted location is P.A.’s arts centre.

What was once an opera house, continues to be for the supposed ghosts who continue to walk the halls.

“[People] heard dance music from the turn of the 20^th century and some of them have even seen what they believe were couples dancing to that dance music, dressed in clothing from the time,” added Payton.

The Diefenbaker House is also allegedly a hotspot for paranormal activity.

Payton adds the museum, which was home to former Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker, experiences weird phenomena.

“The mirror in the Diefenbaker bedroom will often flip itself over, lights will turn off when they’ve been turned on or turned on when turned off.”

He believes the activity may be coming from Edna Diefenbaker, John’s first wife, who passed away in 1951 after a battle with leukemia.

There are other supposedly haunted locations in P.A., including the Historical Museum, the University of Saskatchewan’s northern campus, and multiple residential homes.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Payton says there won’t be any haunted tours for the public.

He does plan on taking grade 10 students from the Prince Albert Collegiate Institute to these locations after setting it up with the school’s principal.

Those who want to visit the locations, besides Kinsmen Park, will need to show proof of vaccination before being allowed in.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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