Winter Fest – ice carving (1)
Abe Waterman’s ice carving at Winter Fest finale 2026. (Christopher J. Staverman)
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Franki joined the Moose Media team in January 2025 as news director.
Hailing from the UK, Franki graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and publishing media from Oxford Brookes University.
She has worked in the local news industry since 2016 on various newspapers in Britain’s south east, including as the editor of five newspapers in London. She arrived in Canada in August 2024 to travel around British Columbia, but has now settled in Fort St John.
Franki is a cat lover who enjoys reading, tap dancing, going to the gym and learning to play musical instruments in her spare time.
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