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- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: WETASKIWIN (1945/06/11), Parliament of Canada, accessed 24 July 2009.
- ↑ Archival Photograph Image No: NA-2557-89, Glenbow Museum, dated 29 December 1967, accessed 24 July 2009.
- ↑ Archival Photograph Image No: NA-2557-88, Glenbow Museum, dated 29 December 1967, accessed 24 July 2009.
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