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- ↑ "Municipal candidates prepare for election". Nunatsiaq News. December 6, 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ↑ Sara Minogue (December 10, 2004). "Municipal elections on Monday". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
