The Eidolon Project Canada Paranormal Research and Investigation Organization was officially launched in early 1999 by Greg Pocha.  Mr. Pocha’s interest in hauntings and ghosts became apparent in elementary school after he purchased a small book from the Scholastic Book Club brochure titled, “Strangely Enough”.  The book contained short stories based on events that were based on actual events and places focusing on the “unexplained”.  What caught his attention were the accounts of ghostly activity and hauntings. These tales helped him to understand and add “credibility” to the apparition that he had witnessed of his deceased grandmother years before before he had even heard of ghosts or knew of their possible existence.

     However, as a child, he had schooling, play, and other activities to fill his days. It wasn’t until his teen years that he renewed his interest in the ‘paranormal’,  first by reading books of fiction, then turning his direction and focusing on more in-depth study of the “facts” behind ghosts and whether or not an afterlife existed. Throughout the years, he realized that books about the paranormal alone were not enough to quest his search for answers and began studying other literature and texts in the fields of Parapsychology, Psychology (social, behavioral, and abnormal), as well as chapters in medical textbooks on subjects about worldly caused that could be misidentified as paranormal. This included the study of Sleep Disorders, Neurology, The DSM-IV (with IV & V updates), et.al.  Greg’s private library of books relevant to his fields of study and education is now approaching 1,200 works, not including his media library of hundreds of professional peer-reviewed journals and papers.

     As his knowledge and experience grew, people started to seek him out to inquire about information or assistance. He was frequently asked to personally look into the anomalous activity that they were encountering.   As requests grew, Mr. Pocha began to purchase the equipment need to help his research and investigations. Finally, in early 1999, he decided to found, along with co-founder Czarina Briones, the EIDOLON PROJECT CANADA, which is still fully active today. Over the years the EPC has developed a reputation of being among the nation’s finest investigators of ghosts, hauntings, and paranormal activity, focusing their endeavors to Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer, Alberta (and surrounding areas). Over the decades, the equipment inventory grew substantially to meet needs and upgrades in technology.

     Mr. Pocha is not only active in investigations of paranormal activity but continues his formal education pertaining to his work to this day.