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- ↑ "School Boards in Ontario." Government of Ontario. February 6. 1997. Retrieved on May 4, 2012. "Education Centre, 156 Ann Street, Belleville, Ontario K8N 1N9 "
- ↑ "HCBE Home Page." Hastings County Board of Education. December 22, 1997. Retrieved on May 4, 2012.
- ↑ "HCBE Secondary Schools." Hastings County Board of Education. December 22, 1997. Retrieved on May 4, 2012.
- ↑ "HCBE Elementary Schools." Hastings County Board of Education. December 22, 1997. Retrieved on May 4, 2012.
