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- ↑ "Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Sackville-Cobequid". Global News . Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- 1 2 Board Nominations Report United Way Halifax
- ↑ https://nstu.ca/the-nstu/about-us/nstu-president/past-presidents
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