They Ain’t afraid of No Ghosts at Winnipeg Paracon
Updated: July 12, 2013 | 12:30 pm By Shane Gibson Metro Ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and all the things that go bump in the night are on the agenda for the city’s first paranormal convention set to haunt the Marlborough Hotel this weekend. A dozen speakers from here and around the world are lined up to give presentations at Winnipeg Paracon 2013, and despite some of the spine chilling topics on tap — and a midnight séance scheduled to take place in the nearly 100-year-old hotel’s basement — organizer Sharon Granger tells Metro the event shouldn’t creep anyone out too much. “You have to realize that people, whether they’re dead or alive, they’re the same — they’re still human,” she laughed after a Metro reporter admitted to being scared of ghosts. “It’s not really that scary.” The speakers — including Winnipeg’s own ‘Ghostbusters’ Adam Dreger-Desjarlais and Alex Ivory of the Winnipeg Paranormal Group and local UFO investigator and researcher Chris Rutkowski — take a serious and scientific look at investigating the paranormal and out of this world, said Granger, herself a paranormal investigator. “Some of them will be talking about dealing with clients and how to go ahead with investigations safely and legally,” she explained, noting the popularity of ghost hunting television shows has skewed the general public’s view of the process. “That’s purely entertainment… we’re here to say that’s not really how we do...
The Residential Specialists have arrived
The Winnipeg Paranormal Group (WPG), known for investigating paranormal activity in many famed attractions in Winnipeg and surrounding areas, is officially taking house calls. The Winnipeg Paranormal Group Residential Specialists – or WPGRS – is made up of five members of the original WPG. However, they will specialize in heading to homes where residents claim to have had unusual activity, possibly of the paranormal variety. The WPGRS was started due to demand from the public. Several e-mails are received each week to the group asking if their investigators could come out and check their homes. Due to the high demand, WPG recruited new members and have officially launched the Residential Specialists. The WPGRS, headed by investigators Adam Dreger-Desjarlais and Chris Reid, are officially taking requests for service – all offered for free. Winnipeg Paranormal Group members will also be available at the Central Canada Comic Con this November to take questions and try to debunk any paranormal ideas that visitors may have. Equipment and videos from WPG will also be on display. The WPGRS is being announced on the heels of wrapping up an investigation at the Festival du Voyageur head office on August 11, 2012. To have some of the WPGRS members visit your home, please send a detailed e-mail to wpgparanormal@gmail.com. The Winnipeg Paranormal Group was founded in 2008. The team has investigated and even debunked areas in Southern Manitoba that have a paranormal legend attached to them. For more information on the Winnipeg Paranormal Group, visit...
Winnipeg Paranormal Group Investigation of Festival du Voyageur
Winnipeg Paranormal Group went to the Festival du Voyageur on August 11, 2012. Below are some video clips of the investigation. Be sure to follow WPG on TOUT to check out all of their videos and for more investigations in the future. Click here to view all TOUTs from the Winnipeg Paranormal...
Catch us at C4
Catch the Winnipeg Paranormal Group live at the 2012 Central Canada Comic Con (C4)! The 2012 Central Canada Comic Con (C4) is a three-day pop culture event held in Winnipeg on November 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The event features celebrity guests, comic book artists, exhibitors, costume contests, video rooms, gaming, and more. For full details, visit the official C4 website.
New Home for W.P.G.
The Winnipeg Paranormal Group has a new home – WinnipegParanormal.com! Coming soon, we’ll have photos, videos of the month and more interactive features. Pardon us while we freshen up the site for you!
