Northland Excursions will provide 2011 cruise visitor shuttle services following Haines Borough Assembly approval on May 10. As of this week, though, passengers would be charged a $1 fee.

The business and Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) submitted bids of $60 per hour to run a shuttle from the Port Chilkoot Dock.

The assembly approved awarding the borough’s 2011 shuttle contract to Northland on a 5-1 vote, with member Scott Rossman opposed. At…