North Vancouver haunted house raises money for sick kids

You could say fundraising for charity runs in Jim Myers's family. His father, plumber PaulMyers, recentlydonated $25 million to the Lions Gate Hospital.

Nor would it bemuch of a stretch to alsosayMyersis obsessedwith Halloween.

"I've always loved Halloween, Christmas," he said. "But we've probably gone a little overboard."

Over the past seven years, Myers has spent over $100,000 decorating his North Vancouver home for the holiday.

What started with one or two decorationssoon snowballed into hundreds of witches, mummies, and vampires strewn across his property, which he shares with his wife Danielle and his daughter Devon.

The elaborate set-up isn't just to satisfy his own devilishdesires.Over the next two weeks, up to 7,000 visitors will visit the haunted house 1,000 of them on Halloween night alone.

"People come over from all over the Lower Mainland," saidMyers. "They cometo get scared... It's the adrenaline rush."

Collectively, those guests willcontribute about $10,000 to Ronald McDonald House, a charity that provides families with housing when they travel to Vancouver for medical treatment.

The Myers's haunted house can be found at 1006 Belmont Avenue in North Vancouver, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Oct.31.Admission is by donation.