The Takshanuk Watershed Council apparently won’t facilitate stakeholder meetings and community forums on the potential development of a mine near 40 Mile.

The council, Haines Borough and Chilkoot Indian Association decided to remove Takshanuk from consideration following a negative public response to its involvement.

CIA tribal administrator Dave Berry said perceptions of bias could have spoiled the project from the outset. “What we were concerned about – and Takshanuk was concerned also – was that…