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- ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: British Columbia. Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2013
- ↑ Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. ISBN 9780774806374.
Coordinates: 50°40′00″N120°10′00″W / 50.66667°N 120.16667°W
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