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- ↑ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- ↑ Angus, Marion Isobel (September 28, 1940). "New Highway Puts Historic Douglas In Limelight Again". The Province . p. 3. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
