The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 30, will hold a third public hearing for an ordinance that aims to limit repeat applications for commercial tour permits. “What we’re trying to get away from is having an application come before the assembly every assembly meeting, in theory, and just keep submitting and changing a few things and […]
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Robust prices make season for canal gillnet fleet
Robust salmon prices turned an average harvest into an above-average season for Haines gillnetters. The surge in prices to their highest point in more than a decade is attributed to factors including the successful marketing of wild salmon and development of new salmon products, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and disease problems at fish […]
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Good that bears are smarter than we
Maybe we should post pictures of the people who have been attacked by a brown bear, like my father, and post them on a sign by the Chilkoot River weir or the entrance to Chilkoot Lake road. The stupid jerk in the picture in last week’s newspaper didn’t know he was one slap from being beheaded. He should also […]
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Summer school learned about bears
Is it possible to live in harmony with bears? The Haines Borough School District’s summer school would like to thank our community for helping us answer this question. Artist Tim Shields taught us to observe and draw the differences between brown and black bears. This helped us learn many bear facts. Anthony Crupi, from Fish and Game, […]