Since 2006 ParaResearchers of Ontario, and The Toronto Ghosts & Hauntings Research Society have been fortunate enough to have the ability to utilize this historic building in the heart of Harbourfront Centre for training seminars for new investigators, and to conduct a series of experiments in Electronic Voice Phenomenon also known as EVP. The theatre has been featured in several media reports, and at least two television programs on ghosts, and hauntings. Most recently in 2009 a staff member confided to us that he saw the apparition of a headless woman while cleaning the stage. 

For past investigations, and the history, and ghost stories associated with this location when the theatre was using a different name please read the article entitled The DuMaurier Theatre.

January 2009

In January 2009 we returned to the Enwave Theatre, and continued with our EVP experiments. Matthew, Sue, John, Maria, and Ian conducted the investigation, and assisted John with both interactive, and abandon and retrieve EVP collection methods. We are going through our tapes, and anything of possible interest will be posted to this page.

We were very fortunate during this investigation to be able to interview a new witness to the ghostly activity at the theatre. The witness is a current staff member of the Enwave who in the past couple of month while cleaning the stage area was startled when he saw what appeared to be a woman while looking downwards. He was initially startled as he was the only staffer in the building at the time. When he quickly glanced upwards he was further shocked to see that the woman who was dressed all in white appeared to be headless. He could clearly see her legs, torso, and arms, but nothing where the neck, and head should be. After a few brief moments she vanished before his eyes.

While admitting he was very frightened at the time, the staffer did tell us he continued his work that day, and will stay on with the theatre because although he knows these things do exist because of seeing it with his own eyes, he also has a very strong belief in God, and does not believe God would allow him to be hurt by ghosts.

We very much want to thank the member of the cleaning staff  (witness wishes complete anonymity) who shared this with us! Could this in fact be Ontario's very first reported headless ghost!

Our paper on EVP experimentation along with examples will be posted to this new page shortly. Experiments were conducted both with, and without spirit medium Lynn Leyland in attendance. Both interactive, and abandon, and retrieve methods were used. One EVP that was captured is in French, which is intriguing for us as this is the first time this organization has obtained a distinct EVP in a language other than English.

Pictured above is senior investigator, and electronics guru John Mitzi setting up in May 2007.

November 2007: Report and observations of the new Enwave theatre.
John Mizzi Senior Investigator

First I would like to say that I really appreciated the opportunity to experience the Theatre once again. This time around yielded some good result. Even though the number of EVP”s was small the quality was good I believe the acoustics of the Theatre really helped in the recording and has only proved to me more that a Parabolic dish is what is required for evp recordings as I captured sound that only the dish could distinguish.

I would also like to say it appears paranormal communication is not just relegated to voices alone most of what you will hear is rapping’s on the steel rails. When I asked Chris if he had any similar sounds on his recording device he mentioned that it might be the heating system however there is one instance that dissuades that theory When Lynn is saying that there was a “spirit” who liked to tap. The noise occurs but the last two taps are on my Parabolic dish which is made of stainless steel I know that sound anywhere I heard it so many times as I was making the microphone. Lynn was nowhere near the device and neither was I in fact she was sitting on the stage at that time.