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- ↑ (in French) Montreal Plus, "Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno" (accessed 27 March 2010)
- 1 2 3 4 The Gazette (Montreal), "It's time to take to the hills" [ permanent dead link ], Rene Bruemmer, 27 February 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
- ↑ (in French) LCN, "Une pluie de cailloux s'abat sur le mont Saint-Bruno!" [usurped] , 13 December 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
- ↑ (in French) Le Journal de Montreal, "Déjouer les voleurs" Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine , 1 February 2009 (accessed 27 March 2010)
- ↑ CanWest MediaWorks, "Think small mountains for a great time" Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine , The Gazette (Montreal), 20 November 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
- ↑ (in French) La Tribune, "Montjoye : Mont-St-Bruno le plus haut soumissionnaire", René-Charles Quirion, 31 March 2009 (accessed 27 March 2010)
