The Haines Borough is pushing forward with a proposed $20 million replacement for the municipal Lutak Dock despite opposition from some residents concerned about the financial risk and environmental consequences of the project. The borough recently applied for a permit to begin construction of the new dock, which it says is needed to ensure that Haines residents have a […]
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Duly Noted – Aug. 3
Cindy Zuluaga-Jimenez and Matt Jillson married on July 15 at Viking Cove, where Robert Chadwell presided over a service attended by local friends and 33 out-of-town guests. Cindy’s parents, Orlando and Maria Zuluaga, came from Miami and 12 cousins and other family members came from Orlando, Fla. The group arrived after taking a cruise ship […]
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We are ‘Ground Zero’ for increased highway traffic
Dear Fellow Haines Residents: On Sunday some Haines Junction friends who were down for the Fair came once again to pick cherries at our Union St. home. The trees are old — at least 30 years — but not so old as our 1908 Peterson-Day House dwelling. While Union St. is the designated “truck route” […]
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Residents advocate for town square with song and dance
Haines residents passing by Third Ave. and Main St. Monday afternoon were serenaded by the bluegrass sounds of local band Extended Play, a solo ukulele performance by resident Lee Zion, and the steady drumbeat of the Deishu Dancers. The event, Pazazz, was a community gathering and celebration of the parcel of greenspace downtown. It was […]
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Let’s keep developing Chilkat responsibly
Pristine: “not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted” according to the dictionary. Many use this term to describe the Chilkat Valley. According to Derek Poinsette, executive director of the Takshanuk Watershed Council, the Chilkat watershed is far from pristine. He stated in the July 20 edition of CVN that the “Chilkat is the most developed of the […]
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Borough’s communication breakdown
I am asking the Haines Borough power to change its modus operandi. In order to properly serve its constituency, this entity need to take the time to solicit input from the affected parties rather than assuming they know what is best or cater to the out-of-town “experts.” Working with the affected is called “collaboration” and tends to […]
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Friends of Haines Recycling look to build new facility
Haines’s recycling center is looking to expand its operations to a new lot near the city dump, which it says would make its operations easier for consumers and more efficient for the nonprofit. “We’ve basically outgrown where we are, particularly the indoor space,” said Melissa Aronson, the board chair of Haines Friends of Recycling. The […]
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$6 gas has motorists wondering why Haines is so expensive
Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his gas bill: $92. “It kinda sucks. Just looking at gas in Skagway, which is where we’re going, it’s $5.05 (per gallon),” said Johnson. Haines fishermen, tourism businesses and vacationers have all been dealing with high gas bills as per-gallon prices […]
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Duly Noted
By Tom Morphet Judy Hall Jacobson, Terry Jacobson, Nene Wolfe, Mark Kistler, and Mardell Gunn, and about a half-dozen other residents attended the annual Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival in Haines Junction, Y.T. Five bands from across Canada and the Lower 48 performed during the three-day event last weekend. Friends and family members of Stephanie Scott celebrated the life of […]
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Manager’s accusations are inappropriate
I was surprised to learn from reading the latest copy of CVN that Haines Borough manager Annette Kreitzer was publicly accusing me of trespass. According to the “Heliport decision under scrutiny” story in the July 6 edition, Kreitzer claimed she could not use a photo I took showing illegal heavy equipment construction work on George Campbell’s property […]