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- ↑ Shaw 2011-04-30, Redcoats.
- 1 2 WE Tech, John Millson.
- 1 2 3 City of Windsor, Election results.
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- ↑ Windsor Star 2006-11-02, Millson says.
- ↑ van Wageningen 2010-06-14, Leap of faith.
- ↑ Cross 2010-04-22, Question mark.
- ↑ Cross 2011-06-11, The race.
- ↑ Vander Doelen 2011-06-14, Windsor West.
- ↑ "Home | Windsor Star". blogs.windsorstar.com.
- ↑ "Drew Dilkens elected as next mayor of Windsor" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.