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Haunted Montreal Blog #125 – Update on the Dow Brewery

The abandoned Dow Brewery is in the process of being repurposed into a new campus pavilion by the École Technologie Superieure. Once the contamination and interior machinery are removed, the plan is to demolish several buildings of the old brewery. Architectural designs suggest some buildings will be preserved and repurposed whereas others will be destroyed to make way for the new campus. Because there have been breweries onsite since the early 1800s, many of the existing buildings have historical value – and ghost stories.

Haunted Montreal Blog #122 – Haunted Issues in the Montreal Election

Montrealers are heading to the polls on November 2 to elect a new mayor. While the citizens have the democratic privilege of voting, the Dead certainly do not. As such, Haunted Montreal will be representing them and making demands to the mayoral candidates on their behalf. Generally-speaking, the Dead want two things: to be remembered and to be respected.

Haunted Montreal Blog #121 – Update on Montreal’s Mysterious River Monsters

In May 2020, Haunted Montreal published a blog about Montreal’s Mysterious River Monsters. Since then, the waters surrounding the city have witnessed more bizarre sightings and situations involving unknown and dangerous marine creatures. The most notable case occurred in June 2024, when an eight-year-old boy was attacked by something predatory in the enclosed waters of Jean Doré Beach.

Haunted Montreal Blog #120 – Place Royale

Place Royale is an unassuming and overlooked historic square in Old Montreal that hides many dark, colonial secrets. Known as the Place du Marché during the French regime, the marketplace was essentially the town square for well over a century. Hosting markets on Tuesdays and Fridays, it was also known as a site of horrific public torture, punishment and execution. While today the site looks banal and excludes its own history in public commemoration, Place Royale is considered one of the most haunted sites in Old Montreal.

Haunted Montreal Blog #119 – Update on St. Joseph’s Oratory

Montreal’s iconic St. Joseph’s Oratory has been undergoing a major $150-million renovation since 2018. The goal is to increase accessibility and create a new welcome center, museum and observatory in the gigantic dome.  With a reputation of being haunted, there were concerns that the refurbishment could stir up even more paranormal activity within the Oratory and on its vast grounds.

Haunted Montreal Blog #117 – Update on the Haunted Nightclub at 1234 de La Montagne

Montreal’s most infamous haunted nightclub at 1234 de La Montagne has been reopened as a high-end Japanese steakhouse. Conceived by the Jegantic Hospitality Group, founded by John E. Gumbley, the old funeral home was rebranded as Yoko Luna. With a dark history as a creepy and ghost-ridden funeral home, followed by a series of haunted nightclubs, one must wonder if and how the old hauntings are affecting the new supper club.

Haunted Montreal Blog #116 – The Ghostly Soldiers of Pointe à Quenet

There is a little-known old ghost story set in Beaurepaire Village, Beaconsfield, called “The Ghostly Soldiers of Pointe à Quenet”. Recorded by famous folklorist E.-Z. Massicotte, the tale involves the oldest house on the peninsula. Connected to the remnants of a colonial fort, people in the home have spotted ghostly soldiers in the cellar and marching about the property in formation. This strange ghost story has been passed from generation to generation in the ancient home known today as Maison Beaurepaire.

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