Steps being taken to address ghosts on a Canadian university campus

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Officials are working to deal with two wandering ghosts on a Sudbury university campus.

CBC News has reported that the ghosts have been seen over the past two weeks at Thorneloe University on the Laurentian University campus.

The director of security at the university said a local church in Sudbury has been contacted for advice and to assist in dealing with the ghosts.

Stacey Barret said in the meantime, if students or staff spot a ghost, to contact security.

“We keep reports of all our sightings and so we keep track,” she said.

“Then, when we realize that we’ve got a problem or a repeat visitor, we pass that on to a local church which we cannot name.”

Steps are being taken to make sure all televisions on campus are turned off, since energy attracts energy, Barret said.

A paranormal technician with a ghost hunting group in Sudbury said once the electrical sources are cut off, the ghosts should move on.

“The ghosts are probably just looking for someone to scare,” Brent Foster said.

“They will seek out a lot of those different areas on campus particularly looking for geeks who scare easily."

Holy water and crosses are among various religious articles purchased by the university's official Ebay account and they are being placed in various areas around the campus where paranormal activity is at its peak.

Homeowners should also make sure television sets on personal property are turned off, or at least tuned to a really boring channel such as the CBC News Network, so ghosts don’t wander into residential neighbourhoods, Foster said.

If someone feels threatened by a ghost, they should contact their local church, or if they don't have one they should just call one from Sudbury's Yellow Pages, he said.