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- ↑ "2023 BCYCNA Ma Murray Awards Newspaper Excellence Circulation Categories" (PDF). The British Columbia & Yukon Community News Media Association. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ about us, Kamloopsthisweek.com, retrieved 2011-12-16
