With Halloween upon us, you might not know or believe some of the historic, yet dark moments in Airdrie's history.

Throughout October, residents and tourists have taken a stroll through the core of Downtown Airdrie in the city's first ever Ghost Walk.

Participants meet up at the stage in front of City Hall, where their tour guide begins the haunted walk with someone who tragically lost their life in the fire of 1905.

Lurking from the shadows at the corner of City Hall comes an actress, or 'spirit', representing an early 20th Century woman, her face charred and black from the fire and soot.

Through agony, she recounts what it was like to be in the midst of the great fire, which inevitably led to her death.

From there, the tour makes it's way to in front of the Lutheran Church, where a boy shares his story of being shot and left for dead close by.

As you continue down Main Street, two other spirits come out to share their story of pain and heartache following the outbreak of the Spanish Influenza.

One story was shared in front of the former spot of the The Old Hotel, which housed a 25 bed hospital in the early 20th Century.

As you travel down First Avenue, you meet a man who came to the City by the train system, eventually finding who he believed was the love of his life.

But when things didn't turn out the way he hoped, his rage showed his true colours and the story of he and his love's final days came to light.

Returning to Main Street, the tour guide introduces you to one woman, who found herself in the line of prositution way back in the day. Her story may seem bright at first, but quickly the mood changes and you see how her life was cut short in a twist of tragedy and heartache.

Finally, the Ghost Walk brings you to stories of loneliness and agony as women share their desires for having their loved ones return home from the war, only to receive the harrowing news that they were not.

Local Playwright Kim Cheel helped organize the first ever Ghost Walk and says it's her way of helping grow Airdrie's Culture and Heritage.

"There's a lot of talk about Culture and Art and Heritage. As an artist, I've always felt that it's my responsibility to perpetuate and grow that heritage and culture and all that stuff and this is just almost ground level."

Cheel spent many months researching the historic stories with help from the Nose Creek Valley Museum. Some of the stories from the actors were fictionalized, but adapted from real life events in the city.

There are hopes that the Ghost Walk will continue in the future and Cheel will soon be looking for help.

"I'm going to be looking for sponsors to provide maybe some warmer beverages: hot chocolates, coffees for our tourists. There's an opportunity there to become a part of heritage and be part of the story as well."