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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Gordon Cressy fonds", City of Toronto Archives.
- ↑ "Results good news for Eggleton: Council tilts to conservatives as NDP loses support". The Globe and Mail , November 9, 1982.
- ↑ "Cressy bids farewell to United Way". Toronto Star , November 25, 1987.
- ↑ "Gordon Cressy's latest adventure brings career full circle". Toronto Star , December 4, 2007.
- ↑ "Mayor-elect John Tory names his transition team". Toronto Star , October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "New Appointees to the Order of Ontario". January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards". University of Toronto Alumni Association. Retrieved 21 August 2018