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- ↑ "New Westminster ferry terminals to be renamed in honour of victims of Komagata Maru incident". CBC News. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ↑ McManus, Theresa (28 September 2021). "New Westminster apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incident". New Westminster Record. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ↑ Jim Lowrie, Director of Engineering Services (30 October 2018), Q to Q Demonstration Ferry Service Outcomes and Next Steps (PDF), City of New Westminster, retrieved 4 March 2024
- ↑ Sebastian Pereira (25 November 2019). "Q to Q Ferry continues rise with eyes on deal with TransLink". medium.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ↑ "Our Commitment to Queensborough". New West Progressives. 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
