Back around 2009, I had talked with Ashlynn Kenny, who was then a student at the Anna Templeton Center. She claimed not to be the only person who has experienced weird things in the building.
“It was almost the end of the semester and I was in the dye studio waiting for a classmate so we could do our final project together,” says Kenny. “I was sitting in the window doing some embroidery with one earphone in listening to some music so I didn't feel so lonely and I hadn't bothered turning on the lights since there was plenty of natural light coming in through the windows.”
Out of the corner of her eye, Kenny could see the door of the new elevator addition. Suddenly, she saw a figure walk into the room.
“I hadn't heard the elevator doors open or the ding that preceded that, but I didn't even think about that at the time,” she describes. “I looked up to say hi, thinking it was my friend, but there was nobody there. I was so freaked out by that I had to go down to the weaving studio where I knew there were people and couldn't go back up to the dye studio for over an hour.”
A classmate also had some experiences in the dye studio. One day she felt as if someone or something had tugged on her apron. Other students have heard things like shuffling on the tables in the dye studio and the looms in the weaving studio, and even the noises of children.
“I don't really know much of the history of the building so I have no idea of anything that may have happened on the premises in the past,” says Kenny. “I don’t know how much of this is true and my own experience could have been due to an active imagination, but there's no denying the creepy feeling that comes with being alone in the dye studio.”
Other stories I heard before the investigation included references to similar experiences with children's voices and the sound of laughing or giggling, the sound of children playing when none were there, and even of doors locking from the inside on their own.
Our investigators were given an introduction to the history of the building, and a walkthrough of the space. Then, they proceeded to explore the building, and utilize a series of tools in an attempt to make contact with the property's supernatural residents. Over the course of the evening, several things were reported by the investigators:
To learn more on the building's history and use see:
Our investigators were given an introduction to the history of the building, and a walkthrough of the space. Then, they proceeded to explore the building, and utilize a series of tools in an attempt to make contact with the property's supernatural residents. Over the course of the evening, several things were reported by the investigators:
- One participant felt the presence of someone, possibly male, standing behind him on the 2nd floor
- Others reported drained camera batteries, or phone apps starting/stopping on their own
- One woman reported seeing the Spirit Trumpet “wobble”; one man heard a voice answer “yes” through the trumpet when he asked if anyone was present.
- Words and phrases revealed through various means seemed to have an emphasis on financial matters, debts, or losses.
- A gentleman who identified as one who has had experiences in the past stated that he felt no negative spirits in the building during his time there.
- Several people reported weird feelings or sensations in the former bank vaults: one woman felt she had to push her way through something that didn’t want her there as she moved deeper into the vaults; another experienced a sudden sharp headache when entering the far vault.
- Two people, one from each group, took photos in the same room on the third floor that turned out foggy; another captured a short video of an orb moving in one of the building’s stairwells.
To learn more on the building's history and use see:
- https://heritagenl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/044-Bank-of-British-North-America.pdf
- https://www.annatempletoncentre.ca/who-we-are
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