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- ↑ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deer Lodge Curling Club". Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- 1 2 Tyler Searle (February 28, 2023). "Thistle Curling Club closing shop, moving in with Deer Lodge". The Winnipeg Free Press .
- ↑ Jason Bell (May 7, 2021). "'A great player and a great teammate'". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2023-03-09.
