Episode #5 Lets Get Educated & Listen to Some Ghost Stories at the same time....

An older heavy-set lady enters the mess hall just as you are finishing supper. “Attention all my name is Samantha, can I have fifteen students follow me please.” Ushering yourself, Jordan, and the others into a meeting room next to the mess hall she advises you all to have a seat.

“I shall return in two minutes”, she says walking out of the room. You are all waiting patiently when suddenly, the lights go out! Samantha reappears in front of a podium, beginning her stories with only one light beaming directly on her.

“This conference center was once a hospital, not like any other though. Rather it was built for people who suffered from a deadly disease Tuberculosis. In the early 1900’s Tuberculosis loomed over Canada taking hundreds of thousands of lives with it.

There was no cure for Tuberculosis at that time, but was believed that TB patients needed healthy food, sunlight, fresh air and complete relaxation. Over 1,000 people a day came down with this disease right up until the 1970’s, and thousands died here.”

“Each patient carried a different level of TB therefore had stayed in different parts of the hospital; lodges and cabins located on the grounds. As patients became sicker, they were moved to the main hospital taking away their day passes so this inhibited them from seeing family and friends.

For many years doctors believed this disease to be genetic moving entire families here if any became sick. Sometimes parents and children had to be separated, mother’s and their babies never seeing each other. This was a way to contain the outbreak and lessen their suffering.”

All sit in silence, many questions run through your mind. She continues, “The land was self contained and donated by a doctor. It had a powerhouse run by a windmill to provide power for, a fire hall, dance hall, school, church, hospital, nurses homes and the Doctor’s house on the hill.

There were stables, pig pens, chicken coops and over five acres of vegetable and fruit gardens. A village was built directly behind us.” Pointing South. “Many houses were built for both employees, patients and their families alike. There was no crematorium, but there was a morgue.” You question, “Mama? You make it sound like they had no choice but to live here?”

She answers quickly, “That’s correct actually, once doctors had an understanding that TB was a deadly disease many people arrived here from all across Canada by train and horse drawn carriages to be isolated from society. Not only was this, the only hospital capable of caring for TB patients, but there was never a cost.

Some people who stayed at the hospital received relief from poverty and hardship, even war. Others, they lived with suffering and loss. Once doctors understood this deadly disease was air born nobody could leave. By the 1970’s only those who did not carry TB could come and go freely.”

She walks away from podium continuing, “I think worst of all was, the first poor caretaker's life. He worked alone, day and night. When things got really bad, he spent his days gathering dead bodies, piling them in a cool crawl space underneath this very main hospital area.

Burying them at night. With a glimpse of hope that maybe it would curve the deadly disease, with no avail. On a good note, the next caretaker was able to spend time with those patients who were recovering from the disease too. He would make hot cocoa and toast for the young kids who couldn't sleep at night. Missing their moms and all.”

Jordan asks. “Who lived in the house way over on that hill?” Pointing East through a window. In a snap the lady answers, “The CEO or highest doctor and his family lived in that house last. His family passed away before him from TB. They say he still haunts that house to this day.” Another girl you don't know asks, “Are there any other haunted places here?”

With a smile she answers, “Oh yes, many different ones. They say a mother wanders the Village looking for her daughter. Another lady wonders a hallway locking people in a single bathroom because they won't tell her where her baby is.

Plus, they say the first caretaker still wanders the halls checking for dead bodies and moving them down underneath the hospital. Oh yes! There is also Nurse Jan, I have seen her. She just carries on doing her job never noticing that you are even there.”

Before another question could be asked, she states, “Don't forget to enjoy a bonfire tonight. We even supply marshmallows and hot dogs for you all!”

Lights go off, then back on. She is gone!

You motion for Jordan to follow, outside you go heading for the footpath leading to doctor's house. Asking Jordan, “Well, should we go check out that Doctor’s house now?” Jordan points down the driveway asking, “Where do you think this odd looking path goes?”

What do you do? Check out the haunted Doctor’s house or check out the second path? Or go back to lodge and the check out that possible ghost? Oh my, you find yourself with three options what to do? Decisions, Opportunity or Fate, which one should you choose?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, TAKE THAT ODD, OUT OF THE WAY FOOTPATH AROUND THE HOSPITAL? RACE ON OVER TO EPISODE #7

IF YOU WOULD RATHER GO BACK TO LODGE TO FIND A POSSIBLE GHOST? HEAD ON OVER TO EPISODE #43

WHAT ABOUT THAT SUPPOSED HAUNTED DOCTOR'S HOUSE , WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT? MAKE YOU WAY ON OVER TO EPISODE #9

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