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- ↑ Dana Gee, "Top British landscape TV hit gets a fresh coat of Canadian paint". Vancouver Sun , February 13, 2020.
- ↑ Melissa Hank, "Amateur painters vie for $10,000 on Landscape Artist of the Year Canada". Canada.com, October 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Blue Ant, marblemedia roll on 'Landscape Artist of the Year Canada'". RealScreen , September 24, 2019.
- ↑ Lori Knowles, "And The Winner Is… Muskoka!". Muskoka Style, March 11, 2020.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.
