Tuesday, July 31 Police conducted a welfare check on First Avenue. Police served a 20-day domestic violence protective order on a 49-year-old woman. Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded to an unauthorized burn at Tlingit Park. A caller reported a bear at 2.5 Mile Small Tracts Road. A caller reported a lost cell phone at 18 […]
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Sockeye return falls short of projections
A pulse of sockeye swam up the Chilkoot River early this week, bolstering what was a dismal early run, but the Chilkat River still has Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists concerned. Fish and Game area commercial fisheries biologist Wyatt Rhea-Fournier said while he attributed last year’s record low sockeye run to over-escapement during the run’s […]
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Haines 4th of July Special Feature
Grand marshal honor goes to Lucy Harrell The Haines Fourth of July organizing committee has planned a 15-hour day that starts with food, mixes in several races and sporting events, food, the traditional Main Street parade, even more food, and then ends with music. The holiday will start with a 7 a.m. flag raising by […]
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Chum price, run forecast looks good for fishermen
Commercial fishermen can expect an average sockeye return and a high chum price this season, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fisheries biologist, Wyatt Rhea-Fournier. “It’s probably not going to be any surprises this year. Low king salmon, average sockeye salmon,” Rhea-Founier said. Fish and Game has instituted some of the most […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, May 1 A civil packet was served on a resident of Helms Loop. A ring found near 1 Mile Haines Highway was turned in to police. Wednesday, May 2 A business on Portage Street reported receiving a fraudulent telephone call. A caller at 31 Mile Haines Highway reported someone attempted to draw from their […]
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Assembly advances moratorium on Chilkoot tour permits
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to develop a resolution placing a moratorium on issuing new tour permits on Chilkoot Lake and river corridor. Overcrowding on the road has led to potentially dangerous encounters with bears over the past several years. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game technician quit his job last year after a crowd of bear […]
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Assembly weighs Chilkoot congestion during tour permit approval hearing
The Haines Borough Assembly wrestled with the issue of Chilkoot corridor congestion last week before approving a new tour permit. Increased human traffic on the road has led to potentially dangerous encounters with bears. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game technician quit his job last year after a crowd of bear viewers near the Chilkoot River […]
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Borough prepares for Chilkoot corridor squeeze
Alaska State Parks ranger Travis Russell said he’ll crack down on parking violations along the Chilkoot River corridor this summer in hopes of changing visitor behavior during peak bear and tourist season. The Haines Borough Tourism Advisory Board recommended last week that the borough hire an employee to assist Parks personnel. The assembly had asked the group […]
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Citizen scientists needed for valley bat research
Haines residents can be citizen scientists to assist Chilkat Valley bat research this summer. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking for people to gather data via acoustic bat monitoring devices from mid-April to October. The high-pitched noises emitted by bats through echolocation, which cannot be heard by the human ear, can be […]
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Winter Fest 2018
Haines, Whitehorse and Juneau residents came out in full force for Haines Winter Fest despite heavy snow, organizers said. The weekend began with the Kat to Koot Alpine Adventure Race. In its second year, 44 people went up and over Mount Ripinsky. More than half of the racers were from Whitehorse, with a few from Juneau. […]