June Franklin

June Franklin was a well-known writer at the Whitehorse Star. In 1965, Franklin received a national award for best feature column in an annual competition held by the Canadian Woman’s Press Club.1)

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Whitehorse Star, (Whitehorse), 14 June, 1965; Valerie Alis, Un/Covering the North: News, Media and Aboriginal People. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1999: 125.