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- ↑ "Virtual 2020 Creative Nova Scotia Awards recognizes arts community achievements | The Chronicle Herald". The Chronicle Herald. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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- ↑ "Ceramicist Walter Ostrom wins Nova Scotia's Portia White Award". CBC News. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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