Before approving an ATV tour permit at Glacier Point, the Haines Borough Assembly decided this week to investigate unsafe practices by Skagway tour company Alaska Excursions after former employees criticized the company. Alaska Excursions, owned by Skagway resident Robert Murphy, operates a canoe tour at Glacier point and recently applied for a new ATV tour permit in […]
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Chilkoot Indian Association purchases Portage Cove dock
The Chilkoot Indian Association finalized its purchase Tuesday of the former Chilkat Cruises dock from Klukwan Inc. CIA has been waiting since October for approval from the Federal Highway Administration to use the agency’s tribal transportation funding to buy the dock in Portage Cove. It first had to be registered in the Federal Transportation Inventory—a list of […]
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MOVING SALE: Dusty Trails, unit C5, Saturday, 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Have you been poked in unusual places? Body jewelry is in at Buckshot & Bobby Pins! 221 Main St. (16b) American Traffic Safety Service Association Certified Flagging Class in Haines. Tuesday, April 26. 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the library. To register, call 907 […]
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Borough fines Skagway tour company
The Haines Borough this month fined Skagway tour company Alaska Excursions $2,500 for operating a tour at Glacier Point without a permit in 2017. Alaska Excursion’s Robert Murphy operates the Glacier Point canoe tour. The Haines Borough discovered the unpermitted activity after a competing tour company notified staff that Alaska Excursions was advertising a different ATV tour without a […]
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Clay resigns as fire chief
Haines Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian Clay resigned his position Feb. 12, two days after his arrest for driving under the influence. Borough manager Debra Schnabel announced Clay’s departure during last week’s borough assembly meeting. Clay told the CVN he resigned for personal reasons. On Feb. 10, Haines Police officer Chris Brown stopped Clay’s vehicle after he failed to […]
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Senate considers bill to protect utilities from pesticide liability
A bill introduced in the Alaska Senate this month could protect local utility providers from liability associated with soil contamination. The bill, called SB 173, would protect power companies that use pesticides on wooden power poles. Darren Belisle, manager of power operations for Upper Lynn Canal for Alaska Power & Telephone, said the company owns over 1,100 […]
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Gardening conference starts Friday
Soil health, food security and composting are only a few of the topics to be covered at the 2018 Southeast Garden Conference. The three-day conference starting Feb. 16 at Harriett Hall will bring gardeners together to learn about growing produce in Alaska’s short and challenging growing season. Organizer Mardell Gunn said 120 people are registered […]
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Assembly wants state to clarify recall law
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously passed a resolution that requests the Alaska legislature clearly define the “cause” required for a recall election to proceed. The resolution says Alaska statue requirements for a recall petition “do not adequately define the standards for what constitutes both an action that would justify recall and how a local municipal official should […]
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Volunteers carry Triple Threat
On behalf of the Haines Borough, I wish to extend a sincere Thank You to all the volunteers who helped make the Triple Threat Basketball Tournament a fun and exciting time for the kids who participated. There is no possible way to organize such an event without the help of so many gifted individuals willing to […]
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Baseline economic data study ready by summer
Some Haines residents are skeptical of Haines Economic Development Corporation’s plan for a new economic development report, but board members say they are confident the results will be used to better the local economy. Susan Bell and Jim Calvin of the McDowell Group presented their six-month plan Monday to produce an economic baseline report and […]