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The biscuit barrel wouldn’t stop swinging

Three glowing jack-o-lanterns and a canvas candy bag on a rain-damp cedar porch at dusk. AI illustration.

Good morning, Oak Bay. An Oak Bay ghost with a thing for biscuits. In 1949, the Daily Colonist reported a biscuit barrel that swung for hours at Tod House, and a cellar door that wouldn’t stay shut. Our Halloween guide has the original ghost story, tonight’s candy route, Lincoln Road’s thank-you-cookie house and a dance floor for the grown-ups.

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