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- ↑ "Displacement and Reconnection: Salt Spring Film Festival returns March 1 to 6". Gulf Islands Driftwood, February 8, 2022.
- ↑ Winnie Lee, "Up Close and On the Ground With Canada’s Intrepid Tree Planters". Atlas Obscura , August 18, 2021.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
