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- ↑ "Striking a note for the escarpment; Singer joins fight over Niagara Escarpment pit Sarah Harmer opposes quarry expansion". Toronto Star , August 20, 2005.
- ↑ "And the winners are...". Telegraph-Journal , April 2, 2007.
