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- ↑ "Bishop's Bruno Lacasse honoured at the OCTAS 2008 Gala Awards". Press Release. Bishop's University. June 17, 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ "Carte des points d'accès déployés" [Map of Hotspots]. Auth.zapsherbrooke.org. Retrieved 2010-04-02.