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- ↑ Katherine Monk, "Inuit film takes Genie lead". Vancouver Sun , December 12, 2001.
- ↑ David Spaner, "Fargey fearless on every stage". The Province , February 20, 2005.
- ↑ "1996 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winners". Vancouver Sun , June 18, 1996.
- ↑ "Jessie Awards 1999 Winners: The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards honour the best in Vancouver theatre during the 1998-99 season". Vancouver Sun , June 14, 1999.
- ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Some surprises from Edmonton's Sterling and Vancouver's Jessie Awards". The Globe and Mail , July 2, 2020.