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- ↑ Coulter, Barry (July 7, 2010). "Townsman/Bulletin Under New Ownership". Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Cranbrook, B.C. Retrieved March 12, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Hoggan, Kyra (July 7, 2010). "Black Press Speaks to Newspaper Closures". The Castlegar Source. Castlegar, B.C. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ Shepherd, Chris (July 26, 2010). "Exclusive: Hall Hired to Run Nelson Star". News.InTheKoots.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Black Press Buys Cranbrook, Kimberley Dailies". The Morning Star. Vernon, B.C. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.