In September 2010 one of our readers shares the following experiences, both of which occurred in Scarborough, but in two different residences:

"My first encounter was with a young man's ghost in my parents house in Scarborough on Bellamy Rd. South. I was about 19 yrs. old and standing at the kitchen table making breakfast before I went to work, when I heard footsteps coming out of the living room and looked up to see a young man standing there.  He was around 4 ft. tall and had long hair to his shoulders and farmer-type suspender pants and shirt on. He looked like someone from another century.  I think I just stood and stared for several seconds (probably with my mouth hanging open) until he just "fizzled" out.   I had heard footsteps in the house many times, knowing that everyone was asleep and were not walking around.   I didn't feel scared, but knew that it must be one or perhaps more than one ghost living there with us.  They never bothered us.


My second encounter was, seeing my father a few days after he died.  I was living in an apartment (which he had never been to) and got up in the middle of the night for a trip to the bathroom.  While sitting there, I could see out into the living room, and that there was a man standing just inside the balcony door wearing a light yellow shirt and brown pants (there was enough light coming in from outside to determine this).  It looked like my father, and I had seen him in those clothes before.   I just stared at him, then looked away to make sure I wasn't seeing things, then looked back and he was still there.   I knew all the doors were locked, so there was no way anyone could have come in without making a noise.  We had a closed casket and then cremation, but my eldest sister sent the clothes for him to be buried in.  I asked her what he was wearing, and she replied "the yellow shirt with brown pants".  Well, that said it all.  I was positive my dad had visited me, most likely because I was not with him at the time of his death, so he just dropped by to say farewell."

Our thanks goes out to our reader for kindly sharing these ghostly experiences with us. If you have had a similar encounter in the former City of Scarborough please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Your privacy will be protected, and confidentiality is assured.