Deane House — Calgary's most haunted restaurant in a police superintendent's home

Deane House in Calgary, Alberta, is a heritage home built in 1906 that served as the official residence of Captain Richard Burton Deane, the superintendent of the local North-West Mounted Police division. The house has had a colourful history — it served as a private residence, a boarding house, a railway workers' dormitory, and an art centre before becoming a restaurant. The building's haunted reputation is well-established among Calgarians. The most commonly reported phenomenon is the apparition of a man in early 20th-century clothing who appears on the staircase and in the upstairs rooms, believed to be Captain Deane himself. Staff have described finding furniture rearranged in the dining rooms after closing, hearing footsteps overhead when the upper floor is empty, and experiencing sudden temperature drops in specific rooms. One persistent legend involves a worker who died during a renovation — his ghost is said to be responsible for tools being moved and lights switching on and off in the basement. The house's location on the banks of the Bow River at the edge of Calgary's downtown, surrounded by the city's rapid modern development, makes it feel like a remnant of another era — a frontier-era house stubbornly haunting the glass-and-steel present.