Paranormal activity focus of WCPS
Southern Alberta has its very own Zak Bagans and paranormal investigative team: Ben Martin and his Lethbridgebased West Canadian Paranormal Society (WCPS) is ready to assist in all of your paranormal needs.
Bagans, of course, is the host/investigator of the Travel Channel’s paranormal research and recon hit TV show “Ghost Adventures.”
Martin, the society’s founder and lead investigator, has also started to acquire haunted and/or mysterious artifacts for his own personal collection. The WCPS currently has six active members.
“The WCPS is a non-profit organization. We focus solely on investigation and researching unexplained and paranormal events. We also have a bit of an initiative, as far as showcasing southern Alberta and Western Canada’s history,” Martin noted, adding the society got its start in 2015.
Martin said the group has investigated many well-known haunted locations in southern Alberta including the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod, a location in Medicine Hat and in Drumheller at the Last Chance Saloon.
“We do a lot of private home investigations, as well. People that have something in their home they are unfamiliar with — we try to help them figure out what’s going on and see if there’s a way we can help them to get that unexplained thing to move on or just stop,” he explained.
Some of the unexplained phenomena Martin has witnessed during investigations include a door opening by itself at the Empress Theatre and unexplained shadow apparitions showing up in pictures from a few locations.
“We also get, quite regularly, EVPs from locations we investigate — which is electronic voice phenomenon.”
Martin noted a few tools of the ghost hunting trade includes the K2 (a version of an EMF or electric magnetic field detector), audio recorders, digital thermometers to measure temperature fluctuations, video cameras, and night vision cameras to monitor and record investigations in the dark.
For Martin, investigating the paranormal started out as only a hobby.
“Something I was going to do for fun with friends,” he said. “It just evolved into what we have now as a society. We now have a show on Shaw and we’ve actually got a pretty decent and growing fanbase. People have seen the work we’re doing and have become fans and followers.”
Martin added the society also has a channel online on YouTube.
“We’re also airing nightly on Shaw TV on Channel 9 at 10 p.m.”
According to the group’s Facebook page, the WCPS will be concluding filming of Season 3 of “Paranormal Chronicles” soon and are preparing to commence filming of “Chronicles After Dark.”
“We are looking for reputable and recognized individuals to do an on-camera demonstration or interview on the following subjects: psychic, medium/clairvoyant, tarot readers, palm readers, holistic practitioners, Wiccan/witchcraft, magicians/illusionists, mentalist/mentalism, exorcist (accredited only), and/or parapsychology/ parapsychologist,” it was stated on the WCPS Facebook page.
Those interested can submit an application to wcpsteam@protonmail.com.
People that have something in their home they are unfamiliar with — we try to help them figure out what’s going on. – Ben Martin – West Canadian Paranormal Society