''The Girly Ghosthunters'' is a 30-minute Canadian paranormal TV series. It was first broadcast on Friday, January 14, 2005, on the Canadian SPACE speciality channel. The thirteenth and last episode was broadcast April 15, 2005. The show featured four women visiting alleged haunted locations in the province of

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. To visit these locations, they used a

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with the Girly Ghosthunters logo on the sides, driven by a character named Schultzy. They used modern ghost hunting equipment, in an attempt to document any ghosts, apparitions or other phenomena in the visited locations. Before doing so, they interviewed a few people at each locale to understand the history of the building and hear how the place was haunted. After the investigation was over, viewers are shown any evidence of paranormal activity collected from the chosen location. "YOU DECIDE" (this is the preamble for each group of evidence at the end of each episode) for yourself whether it is true or an elaborate hoax. The show was produced by Buck Productions, Inc.Buck Productions "The Girly Ghosthunters" Sample Clip
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; Dana Matthews: The "spiritualist." Her favourite ghost detection tool was by using

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rods. ; Corrie Matthews: The "scientist." She was the one to question and debunk the girls discoveries. Her favourite tool was the

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. Corrie and Dana are also sisters. ; Jen Kieswetter: The "researcher." She was the main person responsible for gathering any information about the places they were going to investigate. Her favourite tool was the

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. ; Nicole Dobie: The "adventurer." Her favourite tool was the specialized

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that looked like the

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. Accompanied with the pendulum was a board that lets a spirit answer any question by directing the pendulum to the choices of a yes, no, or maybe answer. ; Gnomie: The Girly Ghosthunters' mascot. It was a typical

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Equipment used

* A Ouija board - used in Episodes 1, 6, 7, 9 and 13. * An infrared camera - used very briefly in Episode 5 and in very short intermission spurts within an episode. * An EMF detector - used in Episodes 3, 5, 9 and 11.

Episodes

* Episode 01: 2005.Jan.14 - The Grand Theatre in

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. * Episode 02: 2005.Jan.21 - Fort George in

Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of On ...

. * Episode 03: 2005.Jan.28 - The Nicholas Street Gaol in Ottawa, now known as the Ottawa Jail Hostel. * Episode 04: 2005.Feb.04 - The

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. * Episode 05: 2005.Feb.11 - The Masil Farmhouse (a private residence on an acreage) near

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. * Episode 06: 2005.Feb.18 - The Battle of Lundy's Lane site at the Drummond Hill Cemetery in

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...

. * Episode 07: 2005.Feb.25 - Banting House Inn ( a bed and breakfast lodge) in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. * Episode 08: 2005.Mar.04 - The Werx ( a bar) in

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. * Episode 09: 2005.Mar.11 - The Cherry Hill House ( an Italian restaurant) in

Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

. * Episode 10: 2005.Mar.18 - Fort Henry in Kingston. * Episode 11: 2005.Apr.01 - The Angel

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in Niagara-on-the-Lake. * Episode 12: 2005.Apr.08 - Cedar Island: A

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that is only accessible by boat. It is also part of the

Thousand Islands National Park Thousand Islands National Park (established 1904), formerly known as the St. Lawrence Islands National Park, is a Canadian National Park located on the 1000 Islands Parkway in the Thousand Islands Region of the Saint Lawrence River. The islands a ...

near Kingston. * Episode 13: 2005.Apr.15 - The Hermitage in Ancaster.

References

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(accessible only to the United States)
TV.com's "The Girly Ghosthunters" Video Section
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The Girly Ghosthunters at epguides.com

The Girly Ghosthunters at IMDB.com

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