Haines has a history of polarization. It’s no surprise that when a foreign mining company comes to town, it exploits divisions within our community, infiltrates the cracks, and seizes control of our forums for discussion and decision-making. Remember when Takshanuk Watershed Council worked hard to create a Chilkat Valley Mining Forum that included broad points of view, to facilitate honest, constructive community discussion about an issue that affects us all? It wasn’t long before Constantine…
