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- 1 2 "En Bref et en large". Jeune atout, September 1995.
- ↑ "La Nuit sur l’étang : De retour avec un nouveau message". Liaison, May 1994.
- ↑ "Trois nouveaux albums lancés à Sudbury". Liaison, May 1997.
- 1 2 "Breaking the silence". Northern Life , March 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "En Bref sort de sa longue parenthèse". Le Droit , March 22, 2014.
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