Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly in the Oct. 1 municipal election. The third highest vote getter will be appointed to a third vacancy, created by the resignation of assembly member Will Prisciandaro last month. Residents may only vote for two assembly candidates on the ballot. Voting for a third will […]
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Hunters report six moose as of Wednesday
As of Wednesday afternoon, valley hunters have reported six moose taken since the hunt began Sunday. “(I’m) happy that all are legal so far with three brow tines. None were reported as being harvested on opening day with the hot sunny weather that is a little unusual but hunters have three days to report,” Alaska […]
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The state won’t protect our resources
Last winter former Alaska state economist Gregg Erikson spoke in Haines on the economic impacts we might face if the Palmer Project goes forward. Mine supporters and mine opponents have been going back and forth ever since on whether we can count on the Alaska government and the state’s regulations to protect the Chilkat River. […]
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Chilkoot sockeye count highest on record
Record numbers of sockeye salmon have passed through the Chilkoot River weir this season, surprising biologists and delighting local fishermen. As of Wednesday, Alaska Department of Fish and Game weir workers counted 136,773 fish, “much higher than forecasts,” said area management biologist Nicole Zeiser. “None of us can really believe that the Chilkoot sockeye are […]
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Environmental groups, residents push back against Constantine’s exploration permits
At least five local and out-of-state environmental groups and individuals filed informal requests for review to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, asking it to resolve questions on the Constantine Metal Resources waste management permit approved last month. Critics’ concerns claimed: lack of proof that underground discharge of wastewater won’t connect to nearby tributary of […]
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Residents to embark on historic Tlingit trade route
This month, Haines residents Tim Ackerman and Mike Bott will embark on a nearly 200-mile route mapped out by legendary Klukwan chief Kohklux exactly 150 years ago. The men say that this will be the first time in 128 years that a traverse of the trail will be documented. In the basement of the Alaska Native Brotherhood […]
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Decades-old fuel spill surfaces in Chilkat River a slough near 15 Mile
Contaminated groundwater from a 51-year-old fuel spill at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway appears to be leaching into the Chilkat River slough, raising concerns about environmental damage. The source of the contaminants was the 626-mile-long Haines-Fairbanks pipeline, used in the middle of the century to transport fuel from the Lutak Tank Farm to military installations in Interior Alaska. A 1968 […]
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Decades-old fuel spill surfaces in Chilkat River at slough near 15 Mile
Contaminated groundwater from a 51-year-old fuel spill at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway appears to be leaching into the Chilkat River slough, raising concerns about environmental damage. The source of the contaminants was the 626-mile-long Haines-Fairbanks pipeline, used in the middle of the century to transport fuel from the Lutak Tank Farm to military installations in Interior Alaska. A 1968 […]
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Trooper investigates, collared bear death
Authorities are investigating the possible illegal shooting of a tagged brown bear sow killed near 33 Mile Haines Highway last month, its collar found cut from the animal and buried along the Chilkat River. The sow was part of Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s five-year research study in which 21 bears in the Chilkat Valley […]
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DNR approves Constantine permit
A wastewater permit and reclamation plan for the Constantine exploration project was issued Wednesday by the state Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Conservation. The permits will regulate how liquid and solid waste will be managed at the Palmer Project’s exploration site 35 miles upstream from Haines on a tributary of the Chilkat River. […]