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- ↑ GC12FM2 - A Traditional Cache in Alberta, Canada called Annie May Jackson's Stash created by Team Scratch
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Jo-Anne Christensen, Dennis Shappka - An Edmonton Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were Publisher: Hounslow Press
- ↑ "History of Excellence".
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