Haunted Hotels: The Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa (Season 2)

Sometimes a quick visit to a haunted hotel is all you need. Are you ready for the Fairmont Château Laurier?

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Resources: 

• YouTube - ‘We Spent the Night in Ottawa’s Most HAUNTED Hotel – Fairmont Château Laurier’ - uploaded by Hauntingly Krista - March 24th, 2025 
• Landsby - ‘Haunted Hotels of Canada’ - by Lillia Smichenko - https://landsby.ca/northernsoul/haunted-hotels-of-canada/
• Historic Hotels - “History: Discover the Fairmont Château Laurier, which was once the one of the leading hotels for the historic Grand Trunk Pacific Railway” - https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-chateau-laurier/history.php 
• Wikipedia - Charles Melville Hays - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Melville_Hays 
• Haunted Walk - Secrets of the Château Laurier – Hotel Tour - https://hauntedwalk.com/experience/secrets-of-the-chateau-laurier/ 
• CN website - https://www.cn.ca/en/about-cn/history/ 
• The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "How many people died when the Titanic sank?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Jun. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/question/How-many-people-died-when-the-Titanic-sank - Accessed 26 August 2025 
• Chateau Laurier - “THE ROARING LION RETURNS” - https://www.chateaulaurier.com/explore/the-roaring-lion/ 
• Haunted Rooms - ‘The 8 Most Haunted Hotels in Ontario’ - https://www.hauntedrooms.com/canada/haunted-hotels-in-ontario?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• Tim Holtorf Wordpress - ‘Ghost Stories: Ottawa and the Hill’ - by Tim Holtorf - October 20th, 2009 - https://taholtorf.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/ghost-stories-ottawa-and-the-hill/
• Compass News - ‘Ottawa’s haunted hotspots: where things go bump in the night’ - by Sarah MacFarlane - October 31st, 2024 - https://compassnews.ca/ottawas-haunted-hotspots-where-things-go-bump-in-the-night 
• Moon Mausoleum - ‘The Mysterious Haunted History of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa’ - Posted on October 20th, 2023 - https://moonmausoleum.com/the-mysterious-haunted-history-of-the-fairmont-chateau-laurier-in-ottawa/