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- ↑ Nygaard King, Betty; McMillan, Barclay (16 December 2013). "Arlene Pach". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Historica Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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- ↑ "Past Judges". VSA. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08.
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