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- ↑ Robert Terence Carter, Newmarket: The Heart of York Region. Dundurn Press, 1996. ISBN 9781459713451. p. 92.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 93-95.
