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- ↑ (June 30, 2007). "Neepawa embraces Margaret Laurence; Neighbours come to terms with author's work", Guelph Mercury , p. C9.
- ↑ McArthur, Douglas (March 30, 1994). "Neepawa, Manitoba: Home on the prairie with Margaret Laurence: Those who take the detour off the Trans-Canada will find fictional Manawaka, the scene in five classic novels, is a real place", The Globe and Mail , p. D1.
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