Woman recalls hearing unusual hi-pitch sounds at a home near North Bay witnessed in Ontario, Canada

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In the early 90's, maybe 1991 or 1992, I was living in a small house on Onion Lake Dam Rd., north of Thunder Bay by about 15 minutes. There was another house on the property that I could see from my little house, where the landlord and his wife lived. One night, I was sewing and had the TV on for noise, it was quite loud. I noticed that my golden retriever has his ears back, with the whites of his eyes showing, so I turned down the television, and heard a loud screeching sound, from quite close to the house. I must say, it was something I had never heard before, and I have lived in NW Ontario most of my life. Quite frankly, it scared me a bit, and I am not one that scares easily. I convinced myself that it was a screech owl, although I am not sure if that is something found in this area. A number of months later, (it was winter and very cold) I noticed that my bathroom sink and toilet were fine, but the tub and kitchen sink were not draining. So I mentioned this to my landlord, who ...