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- ↑ "Confederation Beach Park Master Plan". City of Hamilton. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Confederation Beach Park". Hamilton Conservation Authority. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Pickleball". City of Hamilton.
- ↑ "CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Burlington Beach". cec.chebucto.org.