The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse by former school official Karl Ward. Craig Loomis, the first man to speak publicly, was contacted by several others who had similar experiences after he implored those affected to reach out […]
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Is Haines prepared for a big shake?
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ruptured the earth in Anchorage on Nov. 30 begs the question: Is Haines prepared for a natural disaster? “We are relatively prepared,” public facilities director Brad Ryan said. Ryan, who heads emergency operations as incident manager since 2017, said he intends to update Haines’ Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, last published in […]
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HEDC to consider mine impact study
At the Dec. 7 Haines Economic Development Committee meeting, Sue Chasen invited HEDC to take a seat on the Chilkat Valley Mining Committee to lead an economic impact study on Constantine Metals’ mineral exploration project 30 miles north of Haines. “What’s in it for Haines?” Chasen posed. “Could the community affect the development and work […]
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University to hire land caretaker
University of Alaska’s Land Management Office announced it is looking to hire a “local caretaker” to help oversee its nearly 13,000 acres of forest in the Chilkat Valley. The news came from Morgan Howard, liaison for the university, in a newsletter he sent to community subscribers on Dec. 5. Laura Carmack, who replaced Patrick Kelly […]
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Scrap metal barge to take junk cars, scrap
A scrap metal barge will be moored at Lutak Dock through the week where Channel Construction will receive junk cars starting Friday Dec. 14. The company can take junk vehicles without titles, but they must be processed first, according to Haines Borough staff. Vehicles must have transmission fluid, coolant and all other fluids including oil and gas drained. Vehicles […]
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Townsite service area is one third sea water
One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October, borough planner Holly Smith plugged boundary points into a parcel map before local elections, illustrating that the waterway from Battery Point to Taiya Point and across Lutak Inlet to the ferry terminal is within the town […]
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Letters to the Editor
Finished with Mud Bay ‘spring’ Regarding the test results for the Mud Bay “spring.” I applaud the assembly for ordering further testing of the “spring” and commend the city manager for directing a sign to be posted describing the water quality and, apparently, the fact that it is not a spring at all but groundwater runoff. No […]
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Support your neighbors this season
Haines had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day meal at the Haines Senior Center, thanks to so many people who took the time during their busy holiday schedules to prepare food and do all of the other things necessary for such a perfect meal. Over 200 meals were served. The Haines Ministerial Association organized the event, but […]
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Committee narrows attorney candidate list
A shortlist of applicants for the Haines Borough attorney position will be interviewed at the end of March, the assembly’s personnel committee decided. Brooks Chandler, the current attorney contracted by the borough since 2010, is one of three finalists. The others are Paul Grant, who has a firm in Juneau, and Joseph Levesque, whose practice is in […]
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Scott raises concern about Maidy representing borough on KINY radio
“One of the members of our assembly is now a person who communicates with a Juneau radio station and it may not be the right thing to do,” assembly member Stephanie Scott said at the Nov. 6 meeting. “People that speak on behalf of the Haines Borough are usually the Mayor or the manager,” she said. Assembly member Sean Maidy said […]