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- ↑ "Neighbourhood Profiles - 2011 Census". City of Kingston.
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Our Mission – Williamsville Neighbourhood" . Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- 1 2 Williamsville Book Committee. Williansville Revisited: an Illustrated History of "Williamsville" at Kingston, Ontario. Kingston: Williamsville Book Committee. p. 274.
- ↑ Kennedy, Patrick (21 August 2016). "Hockey and the Hip". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Williamsville Main Street Study". City of Kingston. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Ste Marie Lacroix, Brianne (7 April 2014). "Construction starts on upper Princess Street". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Hutchins, Bill (29 May 2014). "Developer unveils dual hi-rise condos on Williamsville's Princess Street". Kingston Heritage. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Memorial Centre Farmers' Market - where the farmers you meet grow the food you eat!" . Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Home". kingstonfair.com.
- ↑ "Ribfest Kingston - Home - Kingston Ribfest & Craft Beer Show" . Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Kingston Health & Fitness Expo and Race - Kingstonist" . Retrieved 27 April 2017.