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- ↑ ""Happy Camper" heads west to paddle the entirety of Thames River". CBC News. May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ [ permanent dead link ] Paddle Canada Waterwalker Winners
- ↑ Trent: A Magazine for the Friends and Family of Trent University
- ↑ Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Greater Peterborough Area Chamber of Commerce
- ↑ "Four inducted into Milton's Walk of Fame". Inside Halton. Milton Canadian Champion. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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