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- ↑ Hyslop, Katie (14 June 2013), "An 'Inspiring' Summer Camp for Aboriginal Scholars: How a special UBC program supports the next generation of physicists, foresters, nurses and more", The Tyee
- ↑ Smith, Charlie (31 October 2012), "Battling B.C.'s math education crisis: Educators have devised new approaches to engage kids years after a curriculum-reform initiative was kiboshed under Christy Clark", The Georgia Straight