By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate SFU’s Burnaby campus is set at the top of Burnaby Mountain. This is the source of much grief in the winter months for students who need to walk up or down if buses fail (if this is your first semester, prepare yourself). However, the hike itself is not entirely unpleasant,…
Ghosts Stories of the Yakima Valley Part Six
The Best Co-Worker
Naomi was working at Best Buy about 11 years ago, when one of her coworkers the absolute kindest, sweetest man passed away while on a trip. He had fallen from a balcony and died on the way to the hospital. The entire staff was hit pretty hard by his death. His name was Joe and lit up any room he’d enter. Joe always had a smile and a hug for anyone who needed one. After his death, Naomi was walking through the dorms at Yakima Valley College. There are small courtyards with windows on every level. She happened to look across the courtyard and she could have sworn she saw Joe standing across the courtyard wearing a white hoodie with some writing on it. He was standing there smiling at her. She stared for a few minutes and then turned to her friend. She asked what was wrong and when Naomi looked back and he was gone. She walked through the halls looking for him but nobody was there. There weren t many people around durin
Ghost Stories of the Yakima Valley Part Five
Hat Man
Have you ever heard of the “Hat Man”? He s been described as a dark, shadowy figure with a trench coat and a top hat.
Naomi had never heard of this “thing” but was about to be reacquainted with a memory from her past when six months ago she was added to a group on Facebook for people who have had supernatural experiences. While scrolling she saw a post that left her pale and shaky. A memory she hadn t thought about for a long time came flooding back.
When Naomi was about 17, she was watching tv while washing the laundry for her mom. Everyone at home was sleeping but she d had insomnia most of her life, so she was wide awake. When it was time to switch over the laundry she went in without turning the lights on so it was pretty dark except for moonlight seeping through the windows. In the corner, she saw a dark figure sitting in what should have been an empty rocking chair. It had red glowing eyes, a hat, and a trench co