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- ↑ "Bisson is still most successful MPP in Timmins". Timmins Times, June 16, 2014.
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- ↑ Timmins. "Nomination for the 2014 Municipal Elections | City of Timmins". Timmins.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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- ↑ "Contact Us". Ontario Mining Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2015.