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- ↑ "East St. Paul Curling Club: History". East St. Paul Curling Club. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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- ↑ "2019 Sunova Spiel". Manitoba Curling Tour. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul". World Curling Tour. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Fleury wins 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Bayer". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ Mitch Rosset (January 24, 2016). "East St. Paul's Kerri Einarson reacts to winning first Manitoba Scotties title". Global News. Retrieved October 29, 2020.