Gaslight Chronicles

Megan Evans

An informational podcast that dives into Victoria, British Columbia’s past when gas powered street lamps illuminated the city. Hosted by Megan Evans who shares an array of stories from Victoria’s infamous cult leader, to Chinatown and the Opium Trade, Ross Bay Cemetery, Point Ellice House/Point Ellice Bridge Disaster and many others.

  1. Oct 31

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Thirteen - William Head Institution

    Send us Fan Mail In today’s conclusion, we’ll venture to William Head Prison, officially called William Head Institution. Originally established as a quarantine station by the Department of National Health and Welfare in 1881. The location developed an unsettling reputation before it even became a penitentiary. Podcast links and further reading: Quarantined: Life and Death at William Head Station, 1872–1959 by Peter Johnson https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/our-history/historic-places/documents/heritage/chinese-legacy/historic_places_nomination_report_may_15_2015.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/corporate/facilities-security/institutional-profiles/pacific/william-head-institution.html https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/wwivictoriachinese/life-at-william-head/ https://metchosinmuseum.ca/heritage-sites/quarantine-station/ https://whonstage.ca Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Thirteen - William Head Institution

  2. Oct 30

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Twelve - 4 Mile Brew Pub

    Send us Fan Mail Today we’ll explore the 4-Mile Pub, named for being four miles from downtown Victoria. Formally the Four Mile House/4 Mile Restaurant & Brewpub, it has a rich collection of ghost lore from its long history. Podcast links and further reading: https://www.fourmilehouse.com https://livinglibraryblog.com/white-lady-thetis-cove-video/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/four-mile-house-bar-and-grill/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant_Review-g154945-d704349-Reviews-Four_Mile_House_Restaurant_Bar-Victoria_Victoria_Capital_Regional_District_Vancouv.html Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Twelve - 4 Mile Brew Pub

  3. Oct 29

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Eleven - Bastion Square/Helmcken Alley

    Send us Fan Mail Today we’ll explore Bastion Square in downtown Victoria, which transitioned from an early trading post to the center of colonial government, law courts, and police barracks before being redeveloped into a pedestrian square in the 1960s. Podcast links and further reading: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/894c91ae-8a6b-40db-a78a-eae7a67cd790/content?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/corrections/about-us/history/centres/1849-1886?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://downtownvictoria.ca/2021/09/15/the-haunted-history-of-bastion-square/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://seniors101.ca/island-voices/ghosts-and-the-paranormal-in-victoria-bc/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://martlet.ca/these-haunted-spots-in-victoria-will-unlock-your-halloween-spirit/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.cascadiaarcana.com/blog/2020/2/2/helmcken-alley?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://globalnews.ca/news/394083/take-a-tour-of-victorias-spooky-side-with-evening-ghostly-walks/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://tahomabeadworks.blogspot.com/2010/10/?utm_source=chatgpt.com http://web.uvic.ca/~hist66/walktour/tour/bastion.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Baillie_Begbie https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/was-matthew-begbie-really-a-hanging-judge-4665437 https://mondaymag.com/2012/07/26/unlocking-the-dark-secrets-of-victoria/ Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Eleven - Bastion Square/Helmcken Alley

  4. Oct 28

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Ten - Cherry Bank Hotel

    Send us Fan Mail Today is Day Ten of the Thirteen Days of Halloween, where we’ll explore Victoria’s Cherry Bank Hotel, considered a legendary, slightly seedy and deeply nostalgic watering hole, that combined a maze-like interior with a popular cocktail lounge, betting den and famous restaurant. Sometimes remembered as the Cherry Bank Motel, the Cherry Bank Hotel has had several incarnations over its long history. Podcast links and further reading: https://livinglibraryblog.com/haunted-locations-of-victoria-vancouver-island/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/oic/arc_oic/1265_1969?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://thetvdb.com/series/creepy-canada/allseasons/official?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/employment-business-and-economic-development/business-management/liquor-regulation-licensing/pdf/2005/waivers/eh05-096.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/1n23o64/ghost_question_for_anyone_living_in_vic/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Victoria_Daily_Times_%281917-10-29%29_%28IA_victoriadailytimes19171029%29.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://hallmarkheritagesociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Volume-31-No.-4-Winter-2004.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://raincoasthistory.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-history-of-thecherry-bank-hotel-1897.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/473740126037539/posts/1807509985993873/ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQUOXwtm_ca0Ks5304k1vaOqoVcYFbG0G&si=O9-mR6OdaI4-OPvn https://www.amazon.ca/Ghosts-True-Tales-Eerie-Encounters/dp/1894898451   Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Ten - Cherry Bank Hotel

  5. Oct 27

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Nine - Tod House

    Send us Fan Mail Today is Day Nine of the Thirteen Days of Halloween. Today we’ll venture into a house that became the subject of substantial newspaper investigations due to the number of manifestations reported. Tod House is nestled in Oak Bay and is known as western Canada's longest continuously occupied residential home and one of the oldest surviving houses in British Columbia. Podcast links and further reading: Ghosts: True Tales of Eerie Encounters by Robert Belyk (2002) https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/894c91ae-8a6b-40db-a78a-eae7a67cd790/content https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/tod/house/htour.htm?nodisclaimer=1&utm_source=chatgpt.com https://midwesternnewspapers.com/archives-local-woman-lives-in-haunted-house/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/history-eerie-tales-about-victorias-tod-house-4655794 Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Nine - Tod House

  6. Oct 26

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Eight - Roger's Chocolates

    Send us Fan Mail Today is Day Eight of the Thirteen Days of Halloween, where we’ll explore Roger’s Chocolates in Victoria BC. And what is Halloween without the chocolate? Podcast links and further reading: https://www.cohosts.ca/victorias-most-haunted/ https://www.emrvacationrentals.com/blog/haunted-places-in-victoria-bc/ https://wholesale.rogerschocolates.com/our-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.parkscanadahistory.com/series/mrs/354-1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=1463&utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.parkscanadahistory.com/series/mrs/354-1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://tahomabeadworks.blogspot.com/2010/10/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.spokaneparanormalinvestigationgroup.com/single-post/ghosts-and-chocolate-at-the-rogers-chocolates-in-victoria-bc?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.todocanada.ca/15-haunted-places-and-ghost-stories-in-british-columbia/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/rogers-chocolates/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://victoriaworldheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/City-of-Victoria-downtown-heritage-registry-OCR.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://archives.victoria.ca/uploads/r/null/b/4/e/b4eb84f3ec1ba8dad50c6e47a7991df4faa602b6a9bde9dc159bea365798699e/CD-02015-G-H.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Eight - Roger's Chocolates

  7. Oct 25

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Seven - The Bent Mast

    Send us Fan Mail Today is Day Seven of the Thirteen Days of Halloween, where we’ll venture to the Bent Mast in James Bay where the restaurant openly acknowledges ghostly happenings. Podcast links and further reading: https://www.thebentmastvictoria.com/home?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://bcliving.ca/travel/bc/victorias-most-haunted-places/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/10/31-haunted-places-in-and-around-victoria-that-will-give-you-chills/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#google_vignette https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/the-bent-mast/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.everand.com/book/521862722/Victoria-s-Most-Haunted-Ghost-Stories-from-BC-s-Historic-Capital-City?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.castleofspirits.com/ghost-stories/the-haunted-pub?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant_Review-g154945-d952108-Reviews-The_Bent_Mast-Victoria_Victoria_Capital_Regional_District_Vancouver_Island_British.html https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/1ar4u0m/ghost_encounters_in_victoria/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://evelazarus.com/the-ghosts-of-james-bay/ http://www.jamesbaybeacon.ca/?q=node%2F1505 Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Seven - The Bent Mast

  8. Oct 24

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Six - Leechtown

    Send us Fan Mail Today is Day Six of the Thirteen Days of Halloween, we’ll explore the abandoned mining settlement of Leechtown, situated on the southern end of Vancouver Island near Sooke in British Columbia. Podcast links and further reading: The History of Leechtown Part 1 by Bart van den Berk https://www.amazon.ca/history-Leechtown-Part-I/dp/0993817505 https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/906.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://propertyfile.gov.bc.ca/reports/PF886382.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.wikizero.org/wiki/en/Leechtown%2C_British_Columbia?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://kiwix.drnathanhutchins.com/content/wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2026-02/Leechtown%2C_British_Columbia?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.reddit.com/r/WestshoreBC/comments/1wazebw/haunted_westshore/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.leechtownhistory.ca https://vipma.ca/history/leechtown/ https://thenav.ca/focus/the-legend-of-leechtowns-golden-boot/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leechtown,_British_Columbia https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/1trdwn/leechtown/ Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

    13 Days of Halloween - Day Six - Leechtown
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About

An informational podcast that dives into Victoria, British Columbia’s past when gas powered street lamps illuminated the city. Hosted by Megan Evans who shares an array of stories from Victoria’s infamous cult leader, to Chinatown and the Opium Trade, Ross Bay Cemetery, Point Ellice House/Point Ellice Bridge Disaster and many others.

Information

  • Creator
    Megan Evans
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Gaslight Chronicles
  • Show Website
    Gaslight Chronicles