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- ↑ Brennan, Patrick (November 23, 2016). "Elgin county to assume Wonderland Road from Southwold township but rebuild is a couple of years down the road". St Thomas Times Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ↑ Broadley, Laura (July 26, 2018). "As erosion moves forward, landowners push back". St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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