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- ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - J K Irving". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Order of New Brunswick recipients 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12.
- ↑ Acadia University News Release, "Acadia University honours accomplished Canadians" Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , May 8, 2003
- ↑ Mercer, Greg (6 November 2019). "Jean Irving, New Brunswick's 'Mother Irving,' was a compassionate philanthropist". The Globe And Mail . Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ El Akkad, Omar (November 22, 2007). "The Irving family tree". The Globe and Main. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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