There are dozens of small plastic boxes strategically scattered around Haines, each with an attached rubber hose laid out across a public road. Technically, they are switches programmed to count traffic. “There’s federal requirements that are asking us to report traffic at a statewide level,” said Department of Transportation and Public Facilities transportation planner Scott […]
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources, News, Southeast News, Local News, Salmon
Salmon disaster relief applications for permit-holders due August 24
Federal disaster aid is on the way for some commercial fishing permit-holders in Haines and throughout the state, though many may be too wrapped up in the current season to apply for it right away. Applications for crew and subsistence users are currently available online. Unique applications for permit-holders and processors from the Pacific States […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A Silver Jubilee for the brewery, new art up in town, a flooded weir, a remote birthday and a wrestling champion
Haines Brewing Company celebrated its Silver Jubilee, or 25th anniversary, on the solstice. The brewery opened on June 21, 1999. Cars lined the street and co-owner Paul Wheeler said it seemed as though hundreds cycled in and out throughout the celebration, many sipping a brew that was blended in an oak barrel specifically for the […]
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Local fishermen report mixed results in commercial season so far
Nearly a dozen commercial fishing boats queued for gas and ice at the fuel dock on a foggy Saturday morning. The low tide set the pace slow enough for fishermen to talk to one another about the season even though they were eager to get underway. Boats bobbed up and down with names like Easy […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News, Local News
Assembly approves a new tour permit, contracts for household waste disposal, considers advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Borough silence questioned, fireworks at the lumber mill, bus service to Anchorage
10 years ago, July 3, 2014 Deals with rogue cops questioned Assembly member Debra Schnabel is questioning Haines Borough agreements with a former police chief and sergeant, who resigned in exchange for the municipality’s agreement to not discuss complaints about their alleged abusive behavior. The borough negotiated such agreements with former sergeant Jason Joel and […]
Posted inSoutheast News, News, Arts & Culture
Killah Priest sets new record with Alaskan artists on ‘Killah Borealis’
American rapper Killah Priest, a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, is seeking to elevate Alaskan artists’ voices on the new album “Killah Borealis” set to release at 8 p.m. July 27 at the Crystal Saloon in Juneau. The project’s goal is to put Alaskan hip-hop artists on the map, said event organizer Lance Mitchell, a featured musician […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News, Local News
Assembly Briefs: A new tour permit, household waste disposal, advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
Posted inCourts, News
U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent July 5 that had for decades limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, in a decision immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions by scientists and agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions in two cases brought by fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode Island challenged a National […]
Posted inNews, Wildlife
Bear baiting again banned in national preserves in Alaska, under new National Park Service rule
Bear baiting will be again banned on national preserves in Alaska starting on Aug. 2, under a new rule adopted by the National Park Service. The rule restores a ban for sport hunters that was imposed in 2015 by the Obama administration, then subject to a 2020 Trump administration rule that attempted to overturn it. Bear baiting […]