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- ↑ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/ukrainian_language_teaching.html Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine ; and http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/S/A/Saskatchewan.htm
- ↑ http://www.ucc.sk.ca/about.htm Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine ; and "Ukrainian Canadian Congress: Congress XXI -- Round Table No. 3: Education -- Àíäð³é Ãëàäèøåâñüêèé / Andrew Hladyshevsky". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ↑ Ukrainian Weekly, "Prairie Center Embarks on Campaign to Endow Diverse Academic Programs", Vol. 69, No.7, February 18, 2001
- ↑ Ukrainian Weekly, "Saskatchewan Government Report Lauds Prairie Center's Role as Community Link", Vol. 70, No. 2, January 13, 2002