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References
- 1 2 3 "Louise Hurtubise". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ Carpenter, Phil (July 27, 2016). "Montreal Olympics: Portraits of local Olympians from the 1976 Games". Montreal Gazette.
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