Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel approved the issuance of Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point canoe tour permit after company owner Robert Murphy appealed the borough’s earlier decision to deny the permit’s renewal over failing to register his canoes.
An Alaska State Trooper investigated the drowning that occurred during a canoe tour last summer. In the trooper report, the officer noted that Murphy had not registered his canoes as required by state law. Because borough code requires…