The Earth Day Ad Hoc Committee would like to thank the many who helped our community Earth Day events to succeed! The community cleanups, the “Plastic Pollution & Solutions” forum, the plastic bag ban ordinance now before the Haines Assembly, and the boosted fish net recycling program at Haines Friends of Recycling couldn’t have happened […]
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Women’s choir rallies for ferries
Eight members of the Haines A Cappella Women’s Choir donned sailors’ caps and belted out “Ferryboat Serenade” Tuesday, welcoming the new Tazlina ferry to Haines for the first time. For some of the choristers, the performance was a demonstration. But for all it was a show of support for the ferry system. Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill and […]
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Constantine briefs assembly on tunnel permit applications
In an effort to refine its understanding of mineral copper, zinc, silver, gold and barite deposits at the Palmer Project, mining exploration company Constantine Metals provided an overview Tuesday to the Haines Borough Assembly of their plan to blast a one-mile tunnel into the mountain that will provide more extensive and year-round drilling access. The meeting came […]
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Would a wood chipper boost the economy?
As the Haines Borough explores the option of heating public buildings using wood-burning biomass boilers, instead of the diesel fuel that has historically been used, a new question has arisen: can a wood chipper meant to create fuel for the biomass project boost the Haines economy without it? The Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) is trying to […]
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Borough Briefs
Public hearing for $150,000 paint job The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would allocate $150,000 of townsite funds to paint the 1977 public safety building. Earlier this year, the building was denied a state grant for the second year in a row that would have spent more than $500,000 in matched borough funding […]
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Police officer resigns to become tour operator
When officer Brayton Long was assaulted by a Fairbanks man on the street earlier this month, he had a moment of insight. After receiving a tip about a suspicious man ogling young women through binoculars at the Port Chilkoot Dock, Long investigated. He questioned the suspect, who then tried to walk away. When Long blocked […]
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Borough briefs
The Haines Borough will look into the possibility of hiring an executive assistant to the manager rather than an economic and community development director. The topic was discussed at a meeting of the assembly’s personnel committee Monday. Manager David Sosa said he was looking into the benefits of such a change and would report back to the […]
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CVN wins best weekly at Alaska Press Club
Chilkat Valley News staff brought home eight awards from the Alaska Press Club last weekend, including first place for Alaska’s Best Weekly Newspaper in 2018. Washington Post investigative reporter Cheryl Thompson judged the 2018 Best Weekly Category. In her judge’s comments, she said her decision was tougher this year than any other year she’s served […]
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Damaged Hydropower cable has nine years left on warranty
Alaska Power and Telephone (AP&T) has known that the hydropower cable that connects Haines and Skagway to the Kasidaya hydropower project has been vulnerable to damage for years, predicting the faults that the cable would develop with great accuracy. Still, no steps were taken to provide maintenance. An average household in Haines or Skagway pays […]
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Resident’s book details 4,000 mile journey into the arctic
In March 2012, borough resident Caroline Van Hemert and her husband Patrick Ferrell (Pat) set off on a 4,000-mile journey from Bellingham, Washington to the Arctic Wildlife Refuge–a distance more than two-times the length of the lower 48. This month she released her book about their journey, “The Sun is a Compass,” in Haines. Van […]