HAUNTED PLACES IN OKOTOKS, and around ALBERTA
By Steve Ramsey, PhD
Paranormal researcher and investigator
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0High River Heritage Inn
High River, Alberta
11.2 miles from Okotoks, AB
High River Heritage Inn is believed to have a spirit called Dave, a former manager who committed suicide in his room, Room 203. He has a table in the dining room, Table 12, and has been known to play tricks when someone he doesn’t approve of uses his table. Dave’s … -
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Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant
Calgary, Alberta13.6 miles from Okotoks, AB
Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant was built over a century ago and is haunted. The ghost is believed to be Charlie Yuen, a former chef who perished in a car accident in 1938, and whose dying wish was to be buried near the restaurant where he had been employed all his …
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Heritage Park Historical Village
Calgary, Alberta
19.4 miles from Okotoks, AB
Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park and living history museum rumored to be haunted. One rumor says the apparition of a beautiful, smiling lady with a baby is seen on the third floor of the Prince House. Another says the ghost of an elderly gentleman nicknamed Sam appears … -
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Mark’s Work Wearhouse
Calgary, Alberta
19.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
At this department store chain Mark’s Work Wearhouse location, staff members have reported shadows in the store and in empty dressing rooms, heard footsteps, smelled a wet-dog smell, and felt cold chills. Objects have been moved or tossed, and all these event usually occur before the store opens or after … -
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Zellers – Target – Forest Lawn
Calgary, Alberta
22.1 miles from Okotoks, AB
The former Zellers Forest Lawn, now Target, is said to be haunted by a ghost staff members call George. He knocks things off of shelves, turns up the music, and has been known to play bagpipes out of the clear blue. -
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Calgary Stampede
Calgary, Alberta
22.2 miles from Okotoks, AB
Legend has it that the famous Calgary Stampede is haunted by a construction worker who was killed when he fell into wet concrete while the grandstand was being built. Folks have heard footsteps at night, seen doors close by themselves, and noticed water and electricity coming on when no one … -
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Coste House
Calgary, Alberta
22.5 miles from Okotoks, AB
Eugene Coste’s regal 1913, 28-room mansion has been said to be haunted by the ghost of Dr. Carmichael. Although it’s unclear just who he is (was) or how he got there, previous tenants have said the ghost floats through rooms and hallways and around the stairway. Current owners have reported … -
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Rogue Restaurant
Calgary, Alberta
22.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
Seen on the TV show Creepy Canada, the Rogue Restaurant in Calgary is reported to have a playful ghost girl who often runs around the rooms or hangs out either in the kitchen or by the fireplace. The apparition of her father has been seen watching over her. -
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Rouge Restaurant
Calgary, Alberta
22.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
Rouge Restaurant, previously the home of A.E. Cross, is believed to be haunted, according to witnesses who have seen and heard strange things. Among them are ghosts, moving cookware, and the disembodied sound of a child laughing. -
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The Rose and Crown
Calgary, Alberta
22.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
The Rose and Crown has some ghosts, perhaps because its building operated as a funeral home until the 1980s. According to witnesses, windows open by themselves in the attic, lights come on at night, and a ghost boy resides in the basement furnace. -
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Hose and Hound
Calgary, Alberta
22.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
Hose & Hound was a former fire station that is now a pub, and its ghost is, believe it or not, a monkey. Named either Barney or Jocko, depending on the story, the monkey was the pet of fire chief James “Cappy” Smart. The monkey was put down after it … -
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Suitor House
Calgary, Alberta
22.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
Suitor House, the former home of Robert Suitor, is a house museum that once belonged to a railroad worker who was killed. The railroad man’s wife died shortly thereafter and is said to remain in the home. Visitors claim to have seen her apparition in the house. -
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Deane House
Calgary, Alberta
22.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
This is the first Canadian residence added to the website and is also believed to be one of the most haunted. While the historic building was a boarding house, it was the scene of many murders. The apparition of a ghostly man who was gunned down on the front porch … -
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Lougheed House
Calgary, Alberta
22.9 miles from Okotoks, AB
The Lougheed House museum, aka Beaulieu, was built in 1891 and expanded in 1907. It was the mansion of Senator James Alexander Lougheed, his wife Lady Isabella Hardisty, and their six children. The house is said to be haunted by members of the family. Lady Isabella’s apparition has been seen … -
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Fairmont Palliser Hotel
Calgary, Alberta
23 miles from Okotoks, AB
The 1914 Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary’s oldest, is home to some ghosts, as guests have reported after seeing spectral figures walking in the hallways. -
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Doll Block Building
Calgary, Alberta
23.1 miles from Okotoks, AB
At the restored 1907 Doll Block building, formerly Louis Henry Doll’s sandstone jewelry shop Doll’s Diamond Palace where a great diamond heist took place in 1910, there is said to be a ghost. Folks believe it’s Mr. Doll’s wife, who sits at the curving bay window. -
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Old City Hall
Calgary, Alberta
23.1 miles from Okotoks, AB
The historic 1911 sandstone city hall and clock tower used to be a jail, and it is said to be haunted by ghostly prisoners who have been seen walking through the building. -
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Bank of Nova Scotia Building
Calgary, Alberta
23.1 miles from Okotoks, AB
Constructed in 1930, the Bank of Nova Scotia building is said to be hone to a ghostly woman who appears in the upper-story window. Folks say she’s the spirit of a lady who was stabbed in the restroom here during the 1980s. -
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Odd Fellows Hall
Calgary, Alberta
23.2 miles from Okotoks, AB
The Odd Fellows Temple was once the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, built in 1912. A ghostly elevator operator has been spotted inside the building. -
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Knox United Church
Calgary, Alberta
23.4 miles from Okotoks, AB
The historic Knox United Church is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including one that once slapped an organist for making a mistake. Witnesses also have heard footsteps and seen apparitions of women who walk through doors, pray, knit, and chat together. The spirits are said to be largely … -
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Sam’s Bar and Grill
Calgary, Alberta
23.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
The bathroom of this restaurant is said to be the site of a somewhat friendly haunting. No one seems particularly scared of this ghost, though it is said that workers at the restaurant leave a beer on the counter each night just for him. Maybe that’s why he … -
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Grace Hospital
Calgary, Alberta
24.4 miles from Okotoks, AB
Grace Hospital, now called the Riley Park Health Center Building, is home to the ghost of Maudine Riley who is holding a baby in the delivery room. Maudine and the baby died in childbirth in a room on this spot in 1962. It is said that the ghost banged pipes … -
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The Cat ‘n Fiddle Pub
Calgary, Alberta
24.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
Voices and footsteps have been heard at this pub, which supposedly was once a mortician’s office. Some staff believes it is the old mortician himself that still haunts the place. -
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Nanton Auditorium Hotel
Nanton, Alberta
26.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
The historic Nanton Auditorium Hotel has a ghost named Rex Irwin, who died in a destructive 1983 fire. Rex is said to move furniture and emit a phantom aroma of smoke and alcohol. -
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Lake Minnewanka
Okotoks, Alberta
72 miles from Okotoks, AB
Named “Lake of the Water Spirit” because town officials thought the name “Cannibal Lake” which the natives called it was a bit too grim. Natives believed that a Water Spirit that was half fish and half human lived in the lake and dragged the unwary to their deaths. … -
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Empress Theatre
Fort MacLeod, Alberta
72.8 miles from Okotoks, AB
The 1912 Empress Theatre, fully renovated in 1982, puts on stage shows, concerts, and first-run movies. It’s haunted by a ghost who is believed to be either a former manager, Dan Boyle, or Ed, a former janitor. The janitor theory is the most common, perhaps because of apparitions of the man … -
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Rosedeer Hotel
Drumheller, Alberta
73 miles from Okotoks, AB
The 1913 Rosedeer Hotel in its tiny, almost-ghost town is rumored to be haunted, at least on its third floor, which is closed. Reports say this bit of the Old West, complete with bullet holes as well as more traditional memorabilia, is haunted by the ghost of a man who … -
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Drumheller Cemetery
Drumheller, Alberta
75.1 miles from Okotoks, AB
We don’t have any specifics on the “whys and hows” of this haunted cemetery, we’ve just been told that it is, indeed, haunted. If you have any other information please let us know via the comments section below! -
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Frank Slide
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
79.5 miles from Okotoks, AB
People who live in the town of Frank claim that the site of a devastating rock slide that killed almost a hundred residents of the town is now haunted. Residents report seeing glowing lights and mists in the area where the rocks came down and buried part of the … -
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Galt Museum and Archives
Lethbridge, Alberta
86.4 miles from Okotoks, AB
The historic museum was a former hospital, and a patient who passed away there has been heard walking through the hallways of the museum late at night. Doors will fly open by themselves when people walk past. (Submitted by Callum Swift) -
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Bowman Arts Centre
Lethbridge, Alberta
86.6 miles from Okotoks, AB
Bowman Arts Centre is reportedly haunted by a young Chinese girl who can be heard crying out from the women’s restroom. Although visitors and staff have gone in to try to help the crying girl, no one has ever found her. -
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Yates Memorial Centre
Lethbridge, Alberta
86.7 miles from Okotoks, AB
Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre has a graveled storage area nicknamed Pebble Beach that is frequented by two ghostly little girls. The girls have been seen coming from the storage area and heading for the restroom late at night. Once in there, they vanish. The dressing rooms and green room … -
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William T. Ogden House – Stirling Haunted Mansion
Stirling, Alberta
105.5 miles from Okotoks, AB
Stirling Haunted Mansion is a privately owned home that’s been a popular locale for ghost tours. Owners have reported electrical anomalies as well as several apparitions of a little girl, a teen girl, and an older lady and gentleman. The older man is believed to be William, the original owner.Steve Ramsey, Ph.D. Okotoks Resident since 2008. Alberta resident since 2000. Moved to Canada in 1979.
Lived and worked in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, NWT, the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, Greece, UK, Japan, South Korea, Singapore,
Brunei, Dubai, Lebanon,and many other cities between since 1953 .
