Mystery sheens on the water are a perpetual problem in many harbors, Haines’ included. Often, when those sheens can be traced back to their point of origin, harbormaster Henry Pollan said, it’s fuel or oil in someone’s bilge and the water level gets high enough that it gets pumped out of the boat and into […]
Posted inLocal News, Publisher's Column
The Bookstore, CVN launch a book club
The Chilkat Valley News and The Bookstore are launching a new community book club this February. The group will meet on the last Sunday of each month and follow a reading list that spans memoir, history, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. The goal is steady, communal reading and conversation that welcomes people who read carefully, or […]
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Story, Kiehl begin session with education, pension bills
The Chilkat Valley’s state Rep. Andi Story and Sen. Jesse Kiehl began the state’s legislative session with a set of proposals that include changes to school funding and public retirement benefits — all colored by questions about the state’s finances, the legislators said. The legislative session began last week and will end no later than […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter, Jan. 18 – Jan. 24
Sunday, Jan. 18 A caller reported icy conditions on Mud Bay Road near the Mount Riley trailhead and said they parked their vehicle in a lot until the road cleared. Monday, Jan. 19 A caller on Mosquito Lake Road reported their vehicle had been vandalized. An officer responded.A caller reported their vehicle on Small Tract […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Private management of our state forests?
What is the point of intense insider logging of our public timber lands at this point in time? Is it because our government and populace are desperate for revenue generated by timber harvest? I doubt it. Is it because our lands and rivers are so strong and naturally protected that we can run roughshod over […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Thank you for the epic dance party
Diz’s Heavenly Birthday Dance Party was a huge success! As a fundraiser for Haines Friends of Recycling, an organization near and dear to his heart, over $4,000 was raised! A big shout out to all the amazing volunteers who helped create the decorative heavenly theme, the folks who set up and cleaned up, and all […]
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Introduce dynamic market planning to Haines
A monopoly is commonly understood as exclusive control over a commodity, where a lack of competition leads to inflated prices, reduced production, and diminished quality. While I, and many others, personally want a second fuel distributor and a second concrete plant in Haines, simply adding a second producer doesn’t guarantee a better deal. In the […]
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Palmer Project is wrong mine in wrong place
An ad was recently published in the Anchorage Daily News, The Vancouver Sun, and The Seattle Times addressing Vizsla Copper Corporation and proponents of the Palmer Mine project, with the names of hundreds of Haines and Klukwan residents who signed a letter expressing concerns and opposition to the project. I am honored to have signed […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Transportation
Bids being sought for ferry; Tustumena to be replaced after 61 years
The long-awaited project to build a replacement for the 61-year-old Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Tustumena was put out to bid on Friday. Without fanfare, the bid announcement was posted on the State of Alaska Online Public Notices website, stating that sealed bids for furnishing “all labor, materials, equipment and performing all work” on the […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Environment & Natural Resources
Game Board holds line on deer bag limit
Meeting in Wrangell’s Nolan Center over the weekend, the seven-member Alaska Board of Game heard testimony from Southeast Alaska hunters and trappers, and made decisions on proposed changes to state regulations that govern the harvest of deer, bears, mountain goats, birds and other animals in Southeast Alaska. On Monday, the seven-member board voted 5-2 to […]