A former hotel-turned-pub in Port Moody is one of many haunted locations investigated by Robert C. Belyk in Ghosts II: More True Stories from British Columbia (H&S $14.95), a sequel to his Ghosts: True Stories from British Columbia. Some staff at Jake's Crossing in Port Moody are reluctant to go down to the cellar where Slim, the caretaker, lived until his death in the 1970s. "At least seven people have seen Slim," says Belyk. "While in the cellar doing laundry, a young man noticed a chair moving towards him. At first he thought someone was playing a joke on him because he was new on staff. He looked for a wire or something that might be pulling the chair. The chair came closer until it brushed up against the young man's leg and a friendly voice boomed out 'Sit down.'"
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[BCBW 1997]