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- ↑ Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Executive Council and Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Coquitlam-Maillardville: BC NDP candidate Jennifer Blatherwick". Tri-City News. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Coquitlam school trustee clinches NDP nomination to run for MLA". Tri-City News. June 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Board Members: Coquitlam". School District No. 43 (Coquitlam). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Coquitlam woman receives Sovereign's Medal". Tri-City News. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ↑ "Jennifer Martin-Blatherwick". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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